Bengaluru Police Commissioner T Sunil Kumar has restricted all kinds of public processions on Friday to prevent untoward incidents on the occasion of Tipu Jayanti.
Kumar said: "To make Tipu Jayanti peaceful, a circular has been issued restricting all kinds of public processions on Friday. All security arrangements will be made to maintain the law and order in the city."
As many as 13,000 policemen, along with personnel of the Garud Commando Force, 30 platoons of the Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) and 20 platoons of the City Armed Reserve (CAR), will be deployed in sensitive and hypersensitive areas, he added.
"Tipu Jayanti should be celebrated indoors. Action will be taken against organisers if there are processions on the roads. Those opposing Tipu Jayanti must do so only at designated places," Kumar said.