Amritsar district police gear up for upcoming panchayat poll slated for October 15

The Punjab Police have geared up for the upcoming panchayat elections scheduled to be held on October 15. Senior police officials have been holding meetings to discuss various security concerns during the conduct of the elections.

The police have also initiated preventive action against troublemakers who could create law and order problem before or on the polling day. These include notorious criminals, history-sheeters, drug peddlers, street peddlers, etc.

DIG, Border Range, Satinder Singh on Saturday held meeting with officials of the Amritsar Rural Police in Daburji Police Lines area here. On Friday, he had held a meeting with Gurdaspur and Batala police officials.

“We have asked the police officials to keep a close watch on unscrupulous elements and take action against them. We have also launched a drive to nab proclaimed offenders who have been evading arrest for a long time now,” said the DIG.

A special emphasis has been put on the deposition of licensed weapons with the police stations concerned and gun houses. “Though a large number of weapons were already deposited during the recently held Lok Sabha polls, those who have weapons with them were asked to deposit the same,” he said. The Amritsar Rural Police have issued around 28,000 weapons against 26,000 arms licences.