While everyone was distracted by the typical attention getting stories starring someone controversial and high profile, this happened:
On June 26, a new force for policing in UP was announced which was supposed to resemble the CISF. This is called the UP Special Security Force.
There was a notification issued Sunday by the UP govt. which has made this is a real entity. It’s going to cost 1800 correct INR. In the first three months it’s going to have about 9919 recruits.
Plan is to deploy this force in and around sensitive buildings/infrastructures.
Private companies can hire its services.
Warrantless searches and arrests are allowed for this force. This is a clause also found in the CISF powers under specific circumstances.
First phase will have five battalions.
Correction: it’s 1800 crore INR, not “correct”. Autocorrect fail.
Immediate reasoning given is the failure of law and order at UP courts in the past prompting the Allahabad HC to signal its displeasure by calling police personnel deployed at the court “incompetent”.
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