6,000 cops deployed on bandobast for Ambedkar Jayanti today
   Date :14-Apr-2022

Ambedkar Jayanti  
 
 
 
Staff Reporter
Strong Police bandobast of 6,000 policemen with support of State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) would be deployed in the city on the occasion of birth anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.
Deekshabhoomi, Samvidhan Square, Dragon Temple Palace, Jaisthambh Chowk in Kamptee, Bhim Chowk in Indora, Bezonbagh, Dr Ambedkar Chowk in Lakadganj, and Trisharan Chowk in Rameshwari are the focal points of the police bandobast where traditional processions will converge and a large number of followers of Dr Ambedkar are expected to gather.
Commissioner of Police (CP) Amitesh Kumar said that special bandobast would be deployed at Deekshabhoomi with 500 policemen, mostly armed guards. A company of SRPF and 600 Home Guards will assist the police in the bandobast duties, the CP said.
Five Mobile Surveillance Vehicles will be stationed at Deekshabhoomi, Samvidhan Square, Jaistambh Chowk and Trisharan Chowk. The vehicles will be used for surveillance of the important areas with drones
and CCTV networks, the CP said. Around 85 rallies will be taken out in the city on Wednesday while 295 rallies are on cards for Thursday. Three to four watchtowers have been erected at the bandobast points, informed the CP to newspersons.
Quick Response Team (QRT) and Riot Control Police (RCP) are put on high alert to immediately respond to any unexpected situation. For the first time, personnel from the Economic Offences Wing (EoW) and CP Office are also deployed for bandobast duties. Weekly holidays of the police personnel were cancelled for the next four days. CP Kumar said that stern action would be taken against anti-social elements.