Prohibitory orders clamped in city

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, DEC. 5. Elaborate security arrangements have been made in the city on Tuesday to meet with any kind of eventuality on Wednesday in connection with the proposed bandh and observance of `black day' on the anniversary of demolition of Babri Masjid.

Prohibitory orders have been clamped in the entire south zone and parts of west and east zones and over 5,600 policemen, including Rapid Action Force and A.P. Special Police, would be on duty.

Disclosing this in a press release here on Tuesday, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. S.R. Sukumara, said permission was accorded to a group to take out a silent rally between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. from DBR mills to Indira park. Armed police pickets have been posted at sensitive places and mobile patrolling had also been beefed up. In all, 52 platoons of APSP and four companies of RAF would be assisting the city police in maintenance of law and order.

The police have also taken up extensive checking of vehicles and frisking of people travelling late night. At all the entry points of the city, police were stopping vehicles and letting them in only after a thorough check. The Commissioner has appealed to the people to cooperate with the police and contact any police station or the control room if they needed any clarification on any rumours in the city.

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