Stage set for counting of votes

The police have braced themselves up for counting of votes on May 2 by drafting a scheme to prevent any untoward incident. Over 1,000 police personnel would be mobilised for deployment at the counting

The police have braced themselves up for counting of votes on May 2 by drafting a scheme to prevent any untoward incident. Over 1,000 police personnel would be mobilised for deployment at the counting centres as well as at important places all over the district. Two counting centres - K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering at Inam Samayapuram and Imayam College of Engineering at M. Kannanur near Thuraiyur - come under The Tiruchi Rural Police. Over 350 police personnel would be deployed at each of the counting centres with officers in the rank of Additional Superintendent of Police heading them. They would be stepping up security in all the sub-divisions in Tiruchi district: Lalgudi, Musiri, Tiruverambur, Manapparai and Jeeyapuram, having identified the vantage spots for posting pickets. Police personnel on two-wheelers and four-wheelers would carry out patrolling in their respective jurisdiction to ensure order.