
Communal situation tense in State
The Hindu
Leaves of police officers cancelled, deployed in full strength
Communally sensitive localities remained on edge after the targeted political killings in Alappuzha put Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP) and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) workers at loggerheads for the second consecutive day on Monday.
The tense situation prompted State Police Chief (SPC) Anil Kant to restrict public protests and the use of loudspeakers. Mr. Kant has cancelled the leave of officers. He has asked officers from non-uniformed units to ready themselves for rapid law and order deployment.
Law and order officers should be at their posts round-the-clock. The police have posted pickets in trouble spots.

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