Commissioner of Police Sunpreet Singh informed that over 2,000 police personnel were being deployed for the peaceful conduct of the first phase of gram panchayat elections under Warangal Police Commissionerate on Thursday.

The security force includes three DCPs, five additional DCPs, 13 ACPs, 28 inspectors, 122 SIs, 412 ASIs or head

constables, 1,154 constables, 285 Home Guards, along with personnel from the District Guards and the bomb disposal department.

A special striking force has been appointed under the supervision of an additional DCP level officer during the election, and an ACP level officer would be in charge of each mandal where elections would be held, the CP said.

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