33000 POLICE PERSONNEL TO BE DEPLOYED FOR SECOND PHASE POLLS IN ODISHA
Bhubaneswar (19/05/2024): To ensure smooth conduct of the second phase elections in Odisha on May 20, the total manpower to be utilized during election is 33,000 which includes 102 Coys of CAPF and 66 platoons of Odisha Armed Police.At a press conference in Bhubaneswar, DGP Arun Sarangi informed that 48 Inter State Border Check Posts (CCTV installed), 93 Intra State Border Check Posts, 257 Flying Squad Teams, 251 Static Surveillance Teams have been kept ready.EVM Strong Rooms at 18 locations have been established being guarded round the clock by CAPF and SAP in a 2-tier Security System.

Radha Krishna Sharma, ADGP/ Headquarters is camping at Chhatrapur to oversee law and order in Ganjam district. In 5th phase, 4 Left Wing Extremist (LWE) affected districts of Kandhamal, Boudh, Balangir and Baragarh are going to Poll.” The DGP said, “Special Operational arrangements have been launched.A total of 549 Anti Naxalite Operations in these districts have been launched since 1.1.2024.
Total 117 Operational parties of CAPF and 38 units of SOG/DVF are in action. Chhattisgarh state is launching operations in 4 locations using 4 operational units of CRPF in the bordering areas.
One Maoist cadre in Kandhamal and 2 in Boudh have been neutralized. To monitor anti LWE initiative in the 5th phase, Additional DG of Police, Operation S.Deva Datta Singh, IPS is camping in LWE affected areas. Interstate Border Check Posts, Inter district border check posts have been in place.
Nine Coordination meetings with neighboring states have been held at DGP level. To ensure free & fair and inducement free poll, police has stepped up enforcement Activities. Since January 2024, 34000 warrants have been executed/recalled/disposed off. More than 4000 persons have been declared proclaimed offenders with latka jaari out of which 1000 persons have been arrested/ surrendered.

Total 1283 History sheeters/ absconders have been arrested. Besides, 42654 prosecution under preventive sections of law have been submitted and 50849 persons have been bound down. Eleven persons have been booked under NSA. Three habitual offenders in Bhubaneswar/ Cuttack have been externed (tadi paar) by Police Commissioner. Sarangi highlighted that after enforcement of Model Code of Conduct, the monetary value of total seizure of various items by police is more than 87 crores. Total 48 election related cases including MCC violation are under investigation.
For checking at inter-state and inter-district flow of illegal materials, Contraband and unaccounted Cash, 118 Inter-State Border Check Posts and 265 Intra-State (Inter-district) BCPs have been functioning.
CCTV cameras have been placed in all Interstate BCPs.