Prohibitory orders and preventive arrests are in the offing as the State police on Saturday initiated a concerted and multi-pronged attempt to prevent the PFI-RSS violence in Palakkad from spinning out of control and acquiring a communal colour.
State Police Chief Anil Kant has ordered ADGP, Law and Order, Vijay Sakhare, to Palakkad. The district had witnessed back-to-back targetted slayings of a PFI and RSS worker within 24 hours. Mr. Kant has moved six armed police companies to Palakkad to reinforce the local law enforcement.