Eight companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will add an extra layer of security at polling stations located in politically sensitive areas in Kozhikode district on April 26. This will be in addition to the deployment of about 2,500 police officers from various police stations and Armed Reserve camps.
Considering the high number of sensitive and critical booths, seven CAPF companies will be deployed in Vadakara Lok Sabha constituency. There are 120 sensitive booths in the constituency. This is apart from other 43 booths in the area which are facing Maoist threats. The service of the remaining company will be made available for the already identified 21 sensitive booths in Kozhikode constituency.
According to senior police officers in-charge of security arrangements, there will be 24x7 video surveillance around polling booths from Thursday evening to constantly review the situation. All police stations have already put in place security arrangements and reported details to the higher authorities, they said.
