To give final touches to high profile security arrangements for US President Barack Obama’s visit to the Taj city on January 27, senior government officials held a meeting through video conferencing on Friday.Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan, Principal Secretary (Home) Devashish Panda, Director General of Police AK Gupta held the meeting with officials in Agra through video conference and gave them directions, IG(law and order) Satish Ganesh disclosed here on Friday evening.
For security purposes, Director General (Security) Gopal Gupta has been stationed in Agra as the nodal officer and ADG (law and Order) Mukul Goel was also sent to handle requirement of force. Agra administration has demanded 10 SPs, 12 ASPs, 24 DSPs, 10 company of CPMF, 12 companies of PAC and one company of flood division for the security.
Meanwhile state government also decided to constitute a citizen-centric cell to provide a gamut of services related to the police department in the state. “The cell will be run under the guidance of Home department advisor Venkat Changavalli. “The cell was been given responsibility of working on lessening response time of police and to work on improving emergency services,” Principal Secretary (Home) Devashish Panda told reporters here on Friday. The cell will also work on expediting the issuance of character certificate, verification of passport, arms license to people. The work of centralised traffic management has also been handed over to the cell, he said.
Meanwhile in Moradabad, security of an Additional District Judge(ADJ), Kautilya Gaur has been strengthened after he apprehended life threat from three police officers in the city. Senior Superintendent of Police(SSP) luv Kumar, disclosed on Friday that, Additional District Judge Kautilya Gaur has submitted a written application in the Allahabad High court regarding the death threats. In the application, Gaur, has mentioned that, he has heard of the death threats from 2 police Inspectors and a Sub-Inspector. The High Court ordered the District Judge to probe into the matter. later, the investigation was handed over to Superintendent of Police(SP).