About 2,000 police and Home Guard personnel have been deployed across Shimla district in view of elections to the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) to be held in three phases on May 26, 28 and 30.
Senior Superintendent of Police Gaurav Singh said that extensive security arrangements have been made to ensure peaceful, fair and smooth elections.
“Special security arrangements are in place at sensitive and highly sensitive polling stations in the district. Teams are continuously carrying out patrolling, naka checking and surveillance to effectively deal with any untoward incident or law and order situation,” the SSP said.
