Ahead of the Republic Day in the City on January 26, Chandigarh Police have made elaborate security arrangements.
Over 2,000 officials of UT Police and around 500 home guard volunteers would be deputed on duty. All deputy superintendents of police (DSPs) and station house officers (SHOs) will be taking care of security arrangements during the day. SSP Traffic and Security, Maneesh Choudhry said, “Commandos, equipped with kawach and weapons, would be positioned around the city, while cops shall also be deployed in civil dress as well to check any suspicious elements.”
Apart from the UT Police, help of personnel of Punjab and Haryana Police would also be taken to man the streets. The teams of Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), dog squad, Anti-Sabotage, operation cell and bomb disposal squad teams would be deployed in the city to effectively counter any terrorist attack.