Gurugram, Nov 5 (PTI) The Gurugram Police have implemented extensive security measures to ensure that Diwali is celebrated peacefully and safely.
Approximately 4,300 personnel have been deployed with specific instructions to manage security arrangements, as stated by police on Friday.
According to the directions of the Commissioner of Police, all Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) and Station House Officers (SHOs) have been issued necessary instructions to maintain law and order in their respective areas and ensure the safety of the general public.
Regular police personnel, along with additional forces, have been stationed at regular and identified locations after receiving special instructions.
Special police patrol teams will be assigned to designated firecracker sale locations. Police will inspect licenses, the sealed packaging of green firecrackers, and QR codes at firecracker shops.
The sale and use of barium-containing and prohibited firecrackers will remain strictly banned, and legal action will be taken against violators, police said.
Bursting firecrackers will be prohibited within a 300-metre radius of hospitals, nursing homes, primary health centres, old-age homes and educational institutions. Special police patrols will be in place around these areas.
On Diwali, heightened police surveillance will occur at Sadar Bazaar, shopping malls, cinema halls, and other crowded locations. Police teams will conduct continuous patrols on foot, on motorcycles, and in PCR vehicles.
Special vigilance will be maintained to prevent incidents of harassment of women, chain snatching, pickpocketing and other criminal activities. Police personnel will also be deployed in plain clothes, they added.
According to the police, special security measures will be implemented at railway stations, bus stands, religious sites, hospitals, power plants, and other significant locations. Suspicious individuals and vehicles will be checked.
In addition, special security checks will also be conducted at hotels, guest houses, PG accommodations, dharamshalas, pubs and bars. Legal action will be taken against those involved in gambling and betting activities, as well as those facilitating them.
Warehouses storing explosive materials and firecrackers will also be inspected. Special surveillance will be maintained over the activities of suspicious persons, anti-social elements and those spreading rumours.
“Special traffic police duties have been assigned to ensure smooth traffic movement on markets and major roads during Diwali. Parking areas will also be monitored to prevent vehicle theft incidents. Special checking drives will be conducted against traffic violations, including riding without helmets, triple riding and drunk driving. All DCPs will monitor security arrangements in their respective areas. SHOs and chowk in charge will regularly inspect police deployments to prevent any untoward incident and ensure the maintenance of law and order”, said a senior police officer. PTI COR MPL
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