India

Ranchi cops on toes to keep NaMo rally venue safe

Mukesh Ranjan

Post-Patna serial blasts, the Jharkhand police and district administration are leaving no stone unturned to maintain foolproof security during BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's rally on December 29 at Prabhat Tara Ground in HEC area of Ranchi.

Police has issued strict instructions for the workers engaged in constructing the stage that no holes should be left open on the rally ground immediately after taking over Prabhat Tara ground on Saturday after the visit of National Investigating Agency (NIA) sleuths.

As many as 20 CCTV cameras will keep a close vigil on the each and every movement of the crowd to be monitored by the police officials during the rally of Narendra Modi. No one will be allowed to enter beyond a radius of 90 feet from the stage.

"Special eyes will be kept on the drilling being done by the workers to put in poles for barricading and stage making. The workers are being issued Identity cards to avoid any confusion among the organizers and the police," said SI Birendra Kumar Rajvanshi. As many as 25 police men are keeping a close eye on the workers round the clock along with 12 armed police as static force, said Rajvanshi. 

Senior police officials, including ADG (Special Branch) Rezi Dungdung, IG (Ranchi Zone) MS Bhatia and SSP Bheemsen Tuti along with other officials on Monday visited the rally ground and discussed several issues, including the management of crowd.