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1000 Armed Policemen Deployed In Pipili Ahead Of Bypoll
While hearing the case, Justice Sujoy Paul of the Indore bench directed to release Khushi Yadav immediately from a local jail on the bail of Rs 30,000 and a surety of the equal amount.
Odisha Police on Monday deployed about 1,000 armed policemen in the Pipili Assembly segment in Puri district to ensure peaceful polling in the by-election to be held on April 17.
Director-General of Police Abhay visited Pipili and said three companies (1 company comprise three platoons of jawans) of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), 29 platoons (each platoon comprise 30 personnel) of the Odisha State Armed Police (OSAP) and one platoon of Swift Action Force (SAF) have been deployed in the area.
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