City cops on their toes to ensure incident-free Dasara

Mysuru: Though the government has decided to restrict Dasara procession to Mysuru Palace like in the previous year, city police are not taking any chance with regard to security measures.
They are preparing to ensure the festivity, which is likely to pull a crowd, does not pose any law and order problem. Police are on a high alert given how back-to-back major crime incidents of gang rape and murder at a jewellery shop had shocked Mysureans.
Ahead of the festive season, they conducted a rowdy parade, wherein the top brass directed the history-sheeters not to create any trouble.
Police commissioner Chandragupta has also held a meeting of senior police officers to review the law and order situation in the city. Chandragupta told STOI that police are on high alert checking tourists who are entering the city. “Anti-sabotage teams and dog squads are checking the tourists. We are focusing more on places of accommodation for tourists like the lodges, resorts, paying guest accommodations, rental houses and others. We have advised their owners to maintain a register to enter details of tourists before renting them their property and also to verify their IDs. They need to submit tourists’ report to the jurisdictional police station everyday,” he said, adding: “Based on those reports, police will monitor the movement of foreigners.”
As there will be a large crowd during Dasara festivities, including people from across the country and abroad, Chandragupta said they are encouraging the public to install CCTV cameras in their commercial establishments. “We are taking the help of owners of major establishments to detect any suspicious material or person through their CCTV cameras. We have asked the public to report to emergency helpline 112 in case they find any suspicious movement,” he said.
He added that the number of patrolling vehicles has been increased on the city’s outskirts, especially on outer ring roads and highways during night. “We have identified places where tourists or couples hang out. Traffic police will be on high alert to check vehicles, especially during night,” he said.
The top cop said they recently conducted a security check inside the palace. “We are thoroughly scanning the baggage of tourists — it is checked twice at the entrance. CCTVs at the palace are being monitored round-the-clock,” he said.
Health camp conducted
Clearmedi Radiant Hospital (Mysuru) conducted a free health check-up camp for Mysuru Palace Board staff on Friday.
Mysuru royal family’s Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar launched the camp which was hosted to screen the staff ahead of Dasara festival. The medical team tested more than 200 staff in the presence of palace board deputy director T S Subramanya and hospital head A R Manjunath.