Soren Holds High-Level Meeting on Security Ahead of Festive Season

Chief Minister Hemant Soren, holding a high-level meeting with senior police officers regarding the maintenance of law and order in the state in view of upcoming festivals, directed them to keep close watch on mischievous elements and rumour mongers and ensure physical verification of procession routes.

- Raj Kumar

RANCHI:

"Ensure maintenance of better law and order in the state at all costs in view of festivals like Holi, Sarhul, Eid and Ramnavami. Festivals should be celebrated with mutual love and harmony in a crime-free environment. Police should remain on alert with full vigilance so that not even a minor unpleasant incident, communal tension or dispute situation arises in any area of the state. Special vigilance should be exercised in those areas where there is a possibility of communal tension or dispute," Soren said.

Those present during the meeting included chief secretary Alka Tiwari, additional chief secretary Avinash Kumar, home secretary Vandana Dadel, DGP Anurag Gupta, IG (special branch) Prabhat Kumar, IG (operation) A.V. Homkar, IG (CID) Aseem Vikrant Minj, IG (headquarters) Manoj Kaushik and other senior police officers.

The CM also directed to establish coordination by holding regular meetings with the peace committees in the identified sensitive areas.

"Deploy police force at crowded places, religious places and ensure strict action by keeping a close watch on mischievous elements. Keep a close watch on social media during festivals. Ensure strict action against those who spread rumours," he said.