Panchkula, Oct. 20 -- Tight security arrangements are in place as chief minister Nayab Singh Saini will be the chief guest for the Dussehra event at Shalimar Ground, Sector 5, Panchkula, where a 221-foot Ravana effigy has been installed, police said on Monday.

Deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Aditi Singh, who reviewed the security arrangements at the ground, said 625 police personnel will be deployed across Panchkula. Four ACP-rank officers have also been assigned responsibility for security arrangements. Seven special checkpoints have been set up around Shalimar Ground, while police personnel will also be deployed at the entry and exit points of the ground, hotels, bus stand and other crowded locations. PCR vehicles and bike rider te...