Electronic voting machines will be put under CCTV watch: Police Commissioner
The Hindu
City Police Commissioner Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal on Monday said strongrooms storing electronic voting machines were under the surveillance of closed circuit television cameras and armed police personnel till the time of counting.
“There will be continuous surveillance at strongrooms with the deployment of police guards and monitoring through CCTV cameras. Officers will be deployed for round-the-clock monitoring. Any authorised entry into the strongrooms will be permitted only after a register entry,” Mr. Aggarwal said. Mr. Aggarwal, accompanied by Additional Commissioner, North, T. Senthilkumar and other officers, visited the places where polling booths will be set up and inspected the bandobust arrangements in the city.More Related News
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