4,000 booked for anticipation of breach of peace

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 14:56 [IST]

Siddharthnagar, Feb 27 (UNI) The administration has booked 4,000 persons in this district anticipating breach of peace in the coming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.

''The administration is in no mood to take any risk. Therefore, 4,000 persons have been booked under anticipation of breach of peace.

Besides, 18 persons have been booked under the Gangster Act and three under the National Security Act (NSA),'' Superintendent of Police P K Srivastava said today.

Mr Srivastava added a large number of security personnel would be deployed at all senstitive and most sensitive polling booths.

The Election Commision has announced a seven-phase schedule for the elections to the UP Legislative Assembly, starting from April 7 and ending on May 8.

In Bulandshahr, voters will exercise their franchise in the second phase of elections on April 13.

UNI

Topics: ELECTION-UP-BOOKED

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