Elaborate security arrangements have been made by the police to ensure peaceful Assembly election -2017 in the Dehradun district. Police forces including 18 companies and one platoon of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF); 12 gazetted officers, 36 inspectors, 283 sub-inspectors, 193 head constables, 1982 constables, 2648 home guards, 442 Prantiya Rakshak Dal (PRD), 62 forest guards, three companies and one platoon of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) jawans will be deployed at polling stations in the district, said Dehradun senior superintendent of police Sweety Aggarwal while addressing media persons on Monday.
Aggarwal said that a total of 75 polling stations including 63 in Chakrata Assembly constituency and 12 in Mussoorie Assembly Constituency have been identified in the higher mountainous areas wherein polling parties may face difficulties to reach through roads in case of snow/rainfall. Policemen deputed in polling stations located in such areas will depart to their post for conducting election from February 12. These police personnel will be given necessary items including sleeping bags for utilisation while on election duty.
She said that out of 365 village watchmen, 244 have also been deputed to election duty. "We have taken several preventive measures to complete the election without any glitches. Police have been directed to be especially vigilant on five persons who come out from the jail on parole.
Three of these persons out on bail are living in area which falls under the jurisdiction of the Kotwali Police Station area while one each live in areas under the jurisdiction of Nehru Colony and Rishikesh police," she said.
Aggarwal said that 207 history-sheeters have been identified out of whom 50 are presently missing. Police have been directed to be vigilant as a result of which 52 persons have been arrested so far on the charges of carrying weapons illegally. Five pistols, five cartridges, 24 khukris and 18 knifes were confiscated from the possession of criminals.
Police have also acted on the smuggling of liquor and related activities. So far, 185 cases have been registered in this regard with 7588 bottles of country made liquors and Indian made foreign liquor and 72 bottles of beer and 478 litres of country liquor have been seized and 195 persons involved in such activities have been sent to jail after being produced in the court, she said, adding that about 6.205 kilogrammes of hashish in total was seized from 50 persons who were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, arrested and sent to jail. Six persons have been booked under the Gangster Act in two separate cases. 214 out of 271 non- bailable warrantees have been arrested while challans have been issued to 3820 persons under 107/116 of CrPC. Additionally, 275 Persons were booked under section 110 of CrPC. Out of 308 absconders, 201 absconders were arrested apart from which, 71 persons were also booked under the Goonda Act, informed the SSP.
She said that in the vehicle checking drive, unaccounted cash amounting to Rs 77, 88, 450 was seized by the police. Two trucks and one car were also seized carrying election campaign materials in cases wherein the truck driver failed to show valid document related to the campaign material being transported.
Out of 7988 licensed gun holders, 5808 license holders have deposited their gun at police station concerned. Report on cancellation of licenses of 1771 licensed gun holders was sent to district magistrate following which the DM had directed them to deposit their weapons at police station concerned within three days. However, out of 1771 such persons, 182 licensed gun holders had deposited at police station concerned.