Thick security blanket thrown across Karnataka
Bengaluru: In the wake of Supreme Court verdict in the sensitive Ayodhya land dispute case, a thick security blanket has been thrown across Karnataka. The government announced holiday for the schools and colleges in the state on Saturday.
"The situation is good everywhere. Elaborate arrangements have been made. In sensitive areas, extra precautions have been taken," Karnataka Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order, Amar Kumar Pandey told PTI.
Seventy platoons of Karnataka State Reserved police were deployed, besides stationing two paramilitary companies in Bengaluru and Mangaluru.
He explained that Bengaluru security arrangements would be assisted by the Central Reserved Police Force while the Rapid Action Force would be deployed in Mangaluru.
"Depending on the situation, the Central Paramilitary can be deployed in any part of the state. All our policemen, leaving the skeletal staff to manage the police station, have been deployed," Pandey said.
He added that pickets, patrolling and striking force are in position. The top police brass warned miscreants of stringent action against those who challenge the law and order inthe state.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
