Tight security arrangements made for bypoll

BANGALORE: Battle lines have been drawn at the Banashankari Temple Ward (No 180) byelection. Owing to the 'sensitive' nature of the ward, the city police are in no mood to take any chances and are all geared up to ensure that the ward, barely measuring one square kilometre, is converted into a 'virtual fortress' for a smooth election.
Speaking to Express, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCPSouth) Sonia Narang said that the entire area was divided into eight sectors for the election to be held on Sunday June 26. "Every sector would be under an ACPlevel police official," she said and added that separate arrangements have been made for the 34 polling booths with special officers. The ward falls under the Padmanabha Nagar constituency (Assembly) of Home Minister R Ashok.