51 additional central forces deployed ahead of NRC publication: Assam DGP

With just a few hours left into the publication of final NRC, Assam Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia on Friday addressed the media and said that in addition to the 167 companies of Central Armed Police Forces deployed earlier, 51 more companies have been sent to the state by the centre to maintain law and order.

Assam: Ahead of the publication of the contentious National Register of Citizens (NRC), Assam Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia on Friday said that the Centre has deployed 51 additional companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to the state to maintain law and order.

"There are 167 companies of CAPF already deployed in the state and 51 more companies have come to join them. We have arranged all security measures to maintain peace," said Saikia while addressing the media during a presser in Guwahati.

The DGP added, “Ahead of NRC's final list release, we have taken care of all the security arrangements. Police and other security forces have also been briefed about the arrangements. Superintendents of Police in all districts have sensitized police personnel in order to assure proper security arrangements."

"We are looking at all the security angles and have taken measures to make the people aware. We're also keeping a vigil on social media. We will take stern action against those spreading fake news and hate messages through social media. I hope the people of the state will maintain peace this time also," Kuladhar Saikia said.

Assam Police has also held several awareness meetings with the public across the state.

The Assam DGP said that out of 2,500 NRC Seva Kendras (NSKs) in the state, around 1,200 NSKs have been identified as vulnerable.

A complete draft of the NRC, containing names of 28,983,677 out of 32,991,384 applicants, was published on July 30 last year.

Over 40 lakh people were left out from the draft NRC and nearly 36 lakh people have filed claims for inclusion of their names in the final NRC.