Bengaluru, Nov 9: Security has been beefed up in all major cities and sensitive areas of Karnataka on Saturday ahead of the much awaited judgment on Babri Masjid land.
The state government declared a holiday for all schools and colleges across Karnataka on Saturday, primary and secondary education minister S Suresh Kumar said on Friday.
Sale of liquor will be banned from 6am on Saturday till Sunday midnight in Bengaluru, police commissioner Bhaskar Rao said in a late-night press conference. He said ban orders under Section 144 of CrPC will be in force from Saturday morning to ensure no processions are taken out, nor protests held.
Hotels in the departure lounge of international flights from KIA are exempt from liquor ban, he said.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made and special forces, including 50 Karnataka State Reserve Police and 35 City Armed Reserve platoons will be deployed across the city. Rapid Action Force personnel and one Central Reserve Police Force platoon will patrol the city, Rao said.
While the CCB DCP will be deployed to monitor social media content, the commissioner himself will be on the ground from 7am. The other 17 DCPs and 34 ACPs will also monitor security arrangements in the field, Rao said.
"City police will be present in full strength on Saturday," Rao said. "Those on leave have been directed to rejoin duty by Saturday morning. At night, we'll carry out a special drive and detain miscreants and anti-social elements if needed."
He requested the public not to heed rumours. "I request people not to post hate and false content on social media," he said. Police officers said orders from their higher-ups are clear: Be ready for any contingency and show zero tolerance to anything that threatens to breach law and order. Police are also on high alert in all districts across the state.
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