MHA sources said the commanding officers of the units to be deployed have been directed to familiarise their troops about the areas they are going for polls duty apart from the instructions issued by the EC.The troops of CAPF companies are drawn from CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and SSB.During a recent meeting with MHA officials, EC requisitioned over 3,400 companies of CAPFs and police forces to ensure free and fair polls.2K CAPF companies in hyper-sensitive seatsThe plan is to mobilise around 2,000 companies as part of the pre-poll deployment in sensitive and hyper-sensitive constituencies beginning March 1. Another 1.5 lakh personnel will move through roads and rail as part of this mobilisation, said an official
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