The District Election Officers (DEOs) and the Police Commissioners of the NTR district in Andhra Pradesh and Khammam district in Telangana discussed stepping up vigil along the inter-State borders and checking smuggling ahead of the general elections on Thursday.
NTR district Collector and DEO S. Dilli Rao and his Khammam counterpart V.P. Gautam, and officers of transport, income tax, commercial tax, revenue, Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB), forest, banking and other department officials from both the States discussed on the measures being taken to tighten security along the A.P.-Telangana border.
NTR Police Commissioner Kanthi Rana Tata and his Khammam counterpart Sunil Dutt reviewed the security arrangements at Muttagudem, Kazipuram, Nutipadu, Gampalagudem and other checkposts set up along the border.
The officers also discussed exchanging information on the movement of criminals, seizures, execution of Non-Bailable Warrants (NBWs), enforcement of PD Act against offenders and bind-over cases.
Mr. Sunil Dutt said patrolling had been intensified along the border.
Later, at a press conference held at Tiruvuru police station, Mr. Kanthi Rana said the A.P. and Telangana police would conduct joint operations to check smuggling of liquor, cash and ganja.
Khammam Additional Collector, Madhusudhan Naik, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Prasada Rao, NTR district Rural DCP K. Srinivas Rao, Joint Collector, P. Sampath Kumar, Tiruvuru Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), K. Madhavi, Nandigama RDO A. Ravinder Rao, Jaggaiahpet RDO G. Venkateswarlu and others participated.
