Over 18,000 police personnel to be deployed for Deepavali in Chennai

Chennai The Chennai City Police would be deploying more than 18,000 police officers and personnel as part of elaborate security arrangements for an incident-free Deepavali festival to be celebrated on Sunday (November 8). A senior official of the city police said the Chennai Police Commissioner A.

Amalraj, after conducting a review meeting, has directed the senior security officials to prevent theft in crowded places, prepare parking arrangements for the shoppers and deploy adequate police personnel to regulate the crowds in various places of the city. As part of the security plan, special control rooms have been established and extensive security measures have been implemented in shopping areas registering heavy footfall including T.

Nagar, Pondy Bazaar, Purasawalkam, NSC Bose Road, MC Road, Koyambedu, and Anna Nagar. Over 18,000 police personnel drawn from the Law and Order, Crime, Traffic, Armed Reserve, Tamil Nadu Special Police, and Home Guard units would be deployed.