Security forces have been put on high alert as intelligence reports have warned of post-poll disturbances between members of various political parties after the announcement of lok Sabha poll results on Friday, said Additional Director General of Police (law and Order) Ram Singh Meena on Thursday.
The district police officers have been directed to take measures for maintaining law and order during vote counting and after declaration of poll results in their district. Action should be taken against those persons who take the law in their own hand, he added.
Meena said that the district police heads have been directed to beef up security with the deployment of additional force at sensitive, ultra sensitive areas and mixed population areas in their district. With the imposition of Section 144 at each counting venue, CAPF, PAC jawans and state police have been deployed in the state. Intelligence has been put on high alert.
He further said that to prevent disorder during counting of votes and after declaration of results, instructions have been issued to district police heads for initiating steps including setting up of barricading at various places, deployment of additional force at sensitive places; intensifying police patrolling and other measures in their district.
On those political parties who have secured the permission for carrying out rally should be allowed to rally. The police officers have been directed to ensure that police deployed with a political rally are vigilant on anti social elements and take action against persons who take law in their hands, the police officer added.
SP (Crime, law and Order, Election), PHQ Nivedita Kukreti Kumar said that a platoon of Central Armed Police Force personnel and one and half company of PAC jawans have been deputed at each counting venue to complete the counting of votes peacefully in the state, she added.