The Hyderabad Police on Friday stated it will undertake a ‘zero medicine’ coverage for the New Yr celebrations.
Metropolis Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar, who chaired a coordination assembly with police officers, issued a stern directive to prime brass and officers on the sphere to take care of a “hawk-eyed” vigil throughout the town.
The Commissioner outlined a multi-layered safety plan involving completely different police wings, together with H-NEW (Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing), Activity Pressure, Particular Department and native legislation enforcement, a police launch stated.
“Particular surveillance groups have been deployed efficient instantly in any respect pubs, accommodations, eating places, and occasion venues. The Commissioner ordered steady monitoring of people beforehand concerned in drug-related offences during the last two years,” it stated.
The officers have been tasked with getting ready a complete record of recognized drug peddlers and customers. Moreover, police will observe the small print of people coming into the town for the festivities, it stated.
The crackdown will not be restricted to public venues, and the police can even monitor non-public gatherings at service residences and hostels to forestall illicit actions, it stated.
The Metropolis Police have set a compulsory 1:00 am closing time for all New Yr celebrations at pubs, accommodations and eating places.
“Strict motion can be taken in opposition to violators. (They) will face speedy cancellation of licenses if discovered partaking in any unlawful actions this yr,” the Commissioner warned.
To handle the inflow of revellers, check-posts and barricades could be arrange at main hubs, together with Maitrivanam, Necklace Street, Tank Bund, and KBR Park, he added.
Whereas the safety is ready to be intense, the Commissioner emphasised that most people shouldn’t be inconvenienced.
He instructed officers to make sure that celebrations stay peaceable and that the police act as facilitators for a secure New Yr, the discharge stated.
“Our resolve is that not a single drug case needs to be reported in Hyderabad throughout these celebrations. We’re deploying particular forces to attain this. Each officer should work in coordination to uphold the status of the Metropolis Police,” Sajjanar stated.
