JK to have addtional 452 paramilitary companies during assembly polls.

Jammu, Oct 27: The Centre will send 452 para-military companies during the seven-phased elections in Jammu and Kashmir apart from the huge presence of security forces engaged in the counter-insurgency duties in the state. "The Centre has given consent for the sanction of 452 additional para-military companies for security duties in connection with assembly elections in the state," Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda told reporters.

He said each company will have a strength of 60 security men and deployed for security purposes during elections in the state.

The para-military companies, which will be sent for election duties in the state, would be drawn from Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Special Services Bureau (SSB), Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Rapid Action Force (RAF).

The state government had made a demand for 625 companies of security forces for election duty in the state. However, due to elections in other five states, only 452 companies of para-military forces have been sanctioned for the state, sources said.

The DGP has already visited several districts and police ranges and conducted security review meetings with zonal IGs, range DIGs and district police heads.

He has already asked range DIGs and District Police Chiefs to prepare security control rooms in each district and create facilities for the extra additional para military forces.

(Agencies)