Archive · 10 Oct 2026
DGP Orders Strong Security Preparations for Local Body Polls
Police leaders in Andhra Pradesh are getting ready for upcoming local elections.
The state’s police chief, Harish Kumar Gupta, asked officers to pay extra attention to places where trouble might happen.
Police will watch for people carrying illegal cash, liquor or weapons.
They will use cameras, drones and other tools to help keep an eye on vulnerable areas.
Teams will also check social media for rumours that could cause problems.
Officers are expected to share information with residents and be ready to respond.
Police will stay on duty after voting until peace is restored.
The goal is for people to vote safely and without fear.
Andhra Pradesh DGP Harish Kumar Gupta directed police to prepare for upcoming local body elections.
He asked officers to identify sensitive villages and polling stations and increase surveillance there.
Police were told to take lawful preventive action against repeat offenders and people linked to past election violence.
Security measures include border checks, searches for illegal cash, liquor and weapons, and use of drones and CCTV.
Cyber teams were instructed to monitor social media for rumours and provocative content, while forces remain deployed until order is restored.
- Who
- State DGP Harish Kumar Gupta and senior police officers from the Rayalaseema Range.
- What
- Police were instructed to prepare a security plan for forthcoming local body elections.
- When
- At a review meeting on Friday; the elections are forthcoming.
- Where
- Tirupati, at a review meeting involving officers from the Rayalaseema Range.
- Why
- To support peaceful, free and fair polling and allow voters to vote without fear.
- Police chief
- State Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta
- Election
- Forthcoming local body elections
- Priority locations
- Sensitive villages and polling stations
- Items targeted in checks
- Illegally moved cash, liquor and weapons
- Surveillance tools
- Drones, CCTV cameras and command-and-control centres
- Social media monitoring
- Cyber teams to track rumours, misinformation and provocative content
- Post-poll deployment
- Forces to remain until law and order is restored