New Year security: About 4,500 cops will be deployed on Dec 31 & Jan 1

Kolkata Police has made elaborate security and traffic arrangements to secure the city, especially Park Street and other crowded areas, on New Year's Eve and January 1.

- GOURAB NETO

KOLKATA:

Around 4,500 police personnel will be deployed on December 31 and January 1 across the city including 2,500 police personnel in and around the Park Street area, to prevent any untoward incident.

According to sources, the Park Street area has been divided into eight sectors. The entire security arrangement will be supervised by one Addl CP and Jt. CP. About 12 Deputy Commissioner (DC) ranked police officers will be deployed.

Under the DCs, about 23 Assistant Commissioner (AC) and 70 Inspectors and other rank-and-file officers will also be deployed.