District police conducted a flag march in the State capital on Tuesday led by Superintendents of Police Bhopal South and North.
The flag march was conducted after instructions for maintaining law and order, continuous patrol and vigil were issued from State Police Headquarters to all Superintendents of Police across the State to avoid untoward incident and restore confidence among masses as violent protest claiming 8 lives were reported across the State opposing the dilution of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Following the instructions SP Bhopal (South) Rahul Kumar lodha led flag march was conducted in the new city area.
The flag march started at noon from police control room and passed through Banganga square, Hotel Palash, Jawahar square, Depot square, PNT square, Ambedkar Nagar,Mata Mandir, Harshvardhan Nagar,Kolar trisection, Manisha market, 10 no; bus stop, DRM office, Anna Nagar, Board office, Arera Hills and returned to police control room.
District police force, STF, RAF and SAF were present in the flag march.
The flag march of North division was conducted in the evening. The flag march was started at around 5.30 pm from police control room and passed through Talaiya trisection,
Moti Masjid, Royal Market, Shahjehanabad, Army Bajaria trisection, Regiment road, Teelajamalpura, Gautam Nagar, DIG bungalow, Arif Nagar, Devki Nagar, Housing Board Karond, Best Price, 80 ft road, Ganesh Mandir, Nadra bus stand, Alpana trisection, Bharat talkies trisection and culminated at lal Parade.
The flag march was lead by SP North Ajay Singh and ADM GP Mali, ASP Rajesh Singh Bhadoria, ASP Sameer Yadav and CSP, SDM and police station incharges were present at the flag march.
In the flag march a total of 230 personnel and officials including RAF, STF, SAF were present in the flag march.
A total of 35 vehicle including 1 Rudra vehicle, 1 Vajra vehicle, 5 buses and 27 four wheelers conducted flag march of North division.