Forces begin area domination exercise in Bihar

Patna | Monday | 18th March, 2019

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PATNA: Altogether 55 companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) have reached the state for pre-poll area domination. The forces will be withdrawn before elections.Aurangabad, Gaya, Jamui and Lakhisarai districts in Bihar are among the 30 worst-affected districts in the country in terms of left wing extremism. Forces have already been sent to the four parliamentary constituencies – Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada and Jamui – which will go to polls in the first phase on April 11. The administrations of these districts have started invoking Crime Control Act (CCA) against those marked as potential threat for law and order during the polls. SSP Rajeev Mishra said altogether 120 people till now are under police scanner in the district.Nawada DM Kaushal Kumar, on the hand, said he has okayed invocation of CCA against 23 miscreants.Jamui DM Dharmendra Kumar said he has approved 14 of 17 CCA proposals..