Bihar Orders Statewide Security Push for New Year
Directives pair strict enforcement with cold-wave relief to keep celebrations orderly.
Overview
- After a statewide video conference, Chief Secretary Pratyay Amrit instructed district magistrates and police chiefs to enforce law and order on December 31 and January 1.
- Director General of Police Vinay Kumar told police to conduct regular raids on illegal liquor and drugs and to keep strict vigilance on biker gangs.
- Officials ordered installation and functionality checks of CCTV at sensitive locations with extra deployment at markets, parks, picnic spots and pilgrimage sites.
- Intensive checking and frisking were mandated in border areas to deter smuggling of drugs and illegal weapons, with immediate questioning of suspicious individuals.
- Plans include bonfires for people in need, hospital inspections for blankets and staffing, and de-addiction awareness drives at block, district, school and institutional levels.