Central forces to hit Kolkata streets from Sat

Kolkata | Friday | 15th March, 2019

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KOLKATA: The first company of BSF which is likely to reach Kolkata on Friday evening will hit the streets the very next morning.Police said they expect to split the BSF company in 8 to 10 platoons to patrol several Kolkata zones like Shahid Nagar area near Panchasayer, Cossipore Udyanbati area and pockets in Entally and Tangra. They will begin patrolling from Saturday morning.A senior officer said, “Each zone DCP have been asked to coordinate CAPF. The two parliamentary constituencies of Cooch Behar and Alipurduar have 3844 booths spread over 3002 polling premises. Apart from that, one company of force will be allocated for each assembly constituency dedicatedly for flying squad and patrolling purpose. Police expects to establish area domination and instil confidence among voters..