In order to inspire confidence among the voters, Pauri district police are now distributing visiting cards containing the numbers of the police control rooms, local police stations and senior police officers among the voters in the polling booths demarcated as critical and vulnerable in the district, said Senior Superintendent of Police Pauri MukhtarMohsin.
He asked the people to inform police if someone tends to disturb the election process in their areas. “In the case of some anti-social elements threatening them to vote for a particular political party or in the case of someone distributing money or liquor to lure them, they should directly inform the police through numbers mentioned in the cards.
On receiving information, static surveillance team or flying squad team or senior police officers would take the cognizance and action will follow,” he said.
Mohsin further said that several steps have been taken to implement the Model Code of Conduct in the district. “There are 792 polling centres and 880 polling booths in the district out of which 19 have been demarcated as vulnerable and 58 as critical polling centres. Eighteen static surveillance and flying squad has been formed to help execution of MCC in the district. Three inter-state barriers and 21 inter district barriers have been made with adequate deployment of police forces to conduct vehicle checking drives. Besides, all the 13 warrantees (non- bailable) have been arrested and challans have been slapped on 925 persons under 107/116 of CrPC. Section 116 (3) of CrPC has been imposed on 612 persons. Goonda Act has been imposed against 11 criminals. Section 110 g of CrPC has been enforced against 12 criminals who are potential troublemakers,” he said. He added that Gangster Act has been enforced against two gangs comprising six criminals who were allegedly involved in financial frauds. Out of 1190 licensed gun, 1157 has been deposited at the police stations concerned in the district, he stated, adding that in three different cases, cash of `21.59 lakh has been seized by the flying squad team in the district.