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Hyderabad : In their unwavering commitment to ensuring the integrity and peace of the upcoming elections, the Hyderabad city police have intensified their citywide crackdown on illicit money, drugs, alcohol, and other inducements. Since the announcement of the poll schedule by the Election Commission of India on Monday, the police have confiscated a substantial haul.
The seizures include 7.706 kg of gold valued at Rs 4.2 crore, 11.700 kg of silver worth Rs 8.77 lakh, Rs 5.1 crore in cash, and 110 litres of liquor. Additionally, the police have apprehended 2 kg of ganja, 23 mobile phones, and 43 quintals of PDS rice.
The local police, flying squad teams, commissioner’s task force, and various other units are maintaining round-the-clock vigilance and monitoring. They have urged all citizens to actively participate and support their efforts by promptly reporting any suspicious activities in their respective localities.
City Police Commissioner C.V. Anand conducted a video conference on Wednesday to assess preparedness and provide essential guidelines to staff officers. He emphasized four critical aspects that require immediate attention: adherence to established procedures, timely reporting, vigilant monitoring, and comprehensive training and briefings for the police force. These aspects are deemed of paramount importance until the conclusion of the polls.
Anand issued directives to all Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), and nodal ACPs to hold meetings with political parties at their respective levels. He instructed them to activate round-the-clock election cells within their offices and coordinate planning with officers from neighboring commissionerates to ensure effective security at polling stations that partially fall under their jurisdiction.
The commissioner urged all officers to take resolute action against instances of illicit cash, liquor, narcotics, and other prohibited inducements. He stressed the need to prevent political parties from intersecting during campaigns, factor route planning and permission issuance, and meticulously allocate time slots to avoid untoward incidents.
Furthermore, all licensed firearms must be surrendered, and no new licenses should be issued until after the conclusion of the polls. Static surveillance teams (SST) are set to commence operations, and flying squads have been instructed to intensify their checks. The number of integrated inter-commissionerate checkposts will increase from 11 to 18.
The meeting also discussed executing non-bailable warrants (NBWs), monitoring social media platforms, conducting surveillance on hawala operators, binding over troublemakers, and addressing other operational matters.
