Ganesh immersion: 20,000 cops deployed across Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police will deploy 20,000 cops for smooth and incident free Ganesh immersion on Friday.
The entire immersion procession will be monitored from the Integrated Command and Control Centre at Banjara Hills and also from the offices of the local police Commissionerates, a police official said here on Thursday.
Besides Hyderabad police, the Rachakonda and Cyberabad Commissionerate policies also deploy around 14,000 personnel during the Ganesh immersion.
“Special teams will be deployed to keep a check on trouble mongers and antisocial elements. Communal sensitive areas are divided into sectors and each will be headed by a senior police official,” said Hyderabad Commissioner of Police CV Anand..
The police will use drones to monitor the procession at select locations. At the immersion points, police and NDRF teams will be stationed to prevent any incidents of drowning.
The police are on high alert in view of the recent disturbances in the city mainly in the old city following the developments related to the alleged derogatory comments made by Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh against Prophet Mohammed and his subsequent detention under the PD Act. (UNI)