Mangaluru: The Kerala police will set up 19 check-posts in the border areas in light of the Assembly elections. They will cooperate with their counterparts in Dakshina Kannada in execution of warrants against those involved in property and other offences.

These were among the issues discussed by officers from Kasaragod and Dakshina Kannada police during the two-hour-long Border Crime Meeting held at the office of Manglauru Police Commissioner here on Wednesday.

The meeting was chaired by Inspector-General of Police (Western Range) Arun Chakravarthy. Mangaluru Police Commissioner T.R. Suresh, Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police B.R. Ravikanthe Gowda and Kasaragod Superintendent of Police K.G. Simon were among the officers who attended the meeting.

Mr. Chakravarthy told that officers decided to speed up the process of execution of warrants related to property offences such as robbery and theft and other offences, including rape, murder and assault. Offenders in cases registered in Dakshina Kannada were hiding in parts of Kasaragod and it was vice-versa in cases registered in Kasaragod. There are warrants against persons from Dakshina Kannada and Kasaragod who are suspected of creating disturbance during elections.

“Execution of warrants will be the top priority in these two districts (in Karnataka and Kerala) in the next few days,” he said and added that action was being taken to step up vigilance in the border areas.

Mr. Chakravarthy said that the Kerala police are setting up 19 check-posts in areas bordering Konaje, Vitla and Puttur.