Riot police contingents attached to the Armed Reserve across Tamil Nadu have been put on alert ahead of the ensuing caste, communal and political events, police sources said on Wednesday.
The sources said Director-General of Police C. Sylendra Babu has directed senior police officers to conduct riot drills and make sure that combat infrastructure, such as water cannons and guns firing plastic/rubber bullets, were in working condition. In a note to the Superintendents of Police of all districts, the DGP said riot police and young police personnel in the Armed Reserve should be deployed on drills and other physical exercises as per the Police Standing Order.
