In view of elections for Brahmapur Lok Sabha seat on April 11 and polls for Aska and Kandhamal Lok seats in the second phase on April 18, DGP Dr RP Sharma reviewed the situation and held discussions on various aspects with senior officials of the Southern Police Range here on Friday.
In the southern range Kandhamal and Boudh district are Maoist–infested. As the first phase elections are being held in the districts under Southern Police Range, the sensitive and highly sensitive booths have been identified earlier. Besides, the officers have been instructed to continue their crackdown on anti-social elements.
All those possessing licenced arms have been asked to surrender their weapons at the nearest police station. Security has been also beefed up at different places.
DGP Sharma asked the range officers to keep any eye on distribution of liquor and money. To prevent the flow of money, illegal arms and anti-social elements from neighbouring States, patrolling would be carried out in the border regions of the district, said the DGP.
Among others, ADG Operations RP Koche, ADG Law and Order Sanjeeb Panda, Director Intelligence Sunik Kumar Ray, SIW IG Ghanshyam Upaddhaya, Southern Range IG Jatindranath Koyal and SPs of southern districts were present.