City police on toes as Eid,Anant Chaturdashi coincide

Staff Reporter

The city police force is on a high alert to ensure peaceful festivities as ‘Anant Chaturdashi’ and Eid-e-Miladunnabi align on Thursday. The cops have launched stringent security measures to ensure a safe and peaceful celebrations in the city for both the occasions. Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) have been entrusted with the responsibility of separate areas for peaceful celebrations. The police personnel would be on the streets for almost 48 hours for bandobast for Ganpati Visarjan and Eid processions. Originally planned for Friday, the Eid procession will now take place on Thursday. The main Eid procession would pass from Seva Sadan to Mominpura along with smaller processions originating from various areas and culminate in the main procession. DCP level officers will lead to oversee all processions upto the main procession to ensure safety. DCP Detection Mummaka Sudarshan and DCP Zone III Gorakh Bhamre will oversee the main procession while other DCPs will handle different processions. After the Eid procession, the police will quickly engage in bandobast for Ganpati Visarjan.

Whopping 5,300 officers, supported by two companies of SRPF and 1,200 home guards would be deployed across the city for the bandobast duties. Drone cameras and operated through five mobile surveillance vehicles would be deployed at main junctions across the city. Ganpati Visarjan is scheduled for 457 mandals on Thursday, 422 on Friday, and 286 on Saturday. All Ganesh idols with height more than five feet will be immersed in the artificial tank installed at Koradi or flowing water at the site. Immersion of small idols of Lord Ganesh, on Thursday, will draw large crowds to Sakkardara, Shukrawari Talav, Futala and Sonegaon lakes. As a result, necessary police deployment and traffic management have been planned by top police officials.

The police have been actively taking preventive measures against anti-social elements with preventive actions taken against 1,800 criminals. Officers have conducted route marches in sensitive areas to send a clear message of ‘strict vigil’ among the masses. Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar urged to citizens to respect each other’s sentiments and maintain peace during the festivities. He stressed that any slogans or actions that incite religious tensions would face severe consequences. He also appealed to the citizens to maintain peace in the city.