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Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SP/SB)
Udupi, Dec 28: With a view to instil a sense of confidence among the general public about the law and order situation during the period prior to the zilla and taluk panchayat elections scheduled to be held shortly, a police contingent made up of personnel drawn from Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu states took out flag marches in Udyavar, Katpady, Kaup, Uchchila and Hejmady villages in the district on Monday December 27.
A flag march was also taken out in Kallianpur, Nejar, Hoode, Kemmannu, and Kodibengre areas falling in the jurisdiction of Malpe police station.
The police personnel of the contingent on election duty have been drawn from squads like Rapid Action Force, 2 ECU unit, apart from policemen of Kerala and Tamil Nadu states. Police personnel of the local stations too provided accompaniment.
Kaup circle inspector of police, B Cheluvaraju, Kaup station house officer, Mohan Kottary, and Padubidri station house officer, Mahadeva Shetty, provided overall guidance for the flag marches. The flag march at Malpe was guided by circle inspector, S V Girish, Udupi town police inspector, Sampat Kumar, and Malpe station house officer, Santosh Shetty.