{
  "id": 12426660,
  "title": "DGP calls for peaceful, transparent, impartial conduct of local body polls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/dgp-calls-for-peaceful-transparent-impartial-conduct-of-local-body",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T17:12:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/dgp-calls-for-peaceful-transparent-impartial-conduct-of-local-body-polls/article71552671.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Andhra Pradesh's Director General of Police, Harish Kumar Gupta, has ordered police officials to ensure a peaceful, transparent, and impartial conduct of local body elections. A meeting was held in Guntur to review preparations, with senior police officials attending. The DGP emphasized the need to identify sensitive and hyper-sensitive villages and polling stations, and to take preventive action against troublemakers. Intensified checks were ordered against illicit liquor, cash distribution, and illegal transportation, as well as reviewing cases from faction-prone villages in 2021 and 2024. Proper categorization of polling stations and deployment of security according to vulnerability were also stressed. Route mobiles, mobile parties, and striking forces should be ready, with ballot boxes transported under tight security. Strong rooms and counting centres needed adequate protection. Social media monitoring was instructed to detect fake news, rumors, and inflammatory content. Coordination with returning officers and municipal officials was emphasized. Guntur SP Vakul Jindal reported on the district's situation, stating measures were in place to ensure a peaceful atmosphere.",
  "summary": "Reviewing a preparedness meeting, Harish Kumar Gupta says officials should complete preparations in advance as the election process would be completed within a short period after notification",
  "key_points": [
    "Andhra Pradesh DGP Harish Kumar Gupta ordered peaceful local body elections.",
    "Meeting held in Guntur to review preparations and identify sensitive areas.",
    "Intensified security measures against illicit activities and faction-prone villages."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}