KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Police will patrol every eight hours to maintain public safety and order throughout the Thaipusam celebration at Batu Caves tomorrow.
Selangor deputy police chief Datuk S. Sasikala Devi urged the thousands of visitors and devotees expected to converge there to be vigilant and take care of their valuables.
“I hope the Thaipusam celebration tomorrow goes smoothly and there are no untoward incidents,” she told the press after mingling with the visitors at the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple in Batu Caves today.
On Monday (January 22), Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said 1,600 police personnel would be deployed to ensure the celebration’s smooth running and people’s safety, as well as setting up several static control centres to facilitate visitors seeking police assistance and to lodge police reports.
— Bernama
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