<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">In Punjab, the Jalandhar Lok Sabha by-poll is around the corner and Punjab Police have beefed up the security across the State to ensure a free, fair and peaceful poll, said Special Director General of Police (Special DGP) Law and Order Arpit Shukla today. The Jalandhar Lok Sabha by-poll is scheduled to be held on the 10th of May 2023.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">As per the order, police have to put special nakas and patrolling parties are to keep vigil over anti-social elements in their respective jurisdictions. Similarly, SSPs of border districts have been asked to seal the borders by installing inter-state nakas and don't let anyone enter the state without thorough checking and frisking.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Also, Para Military Forces have been carrying out regular flag marches, especially in vulnerable areas, as part of confidence-building measures. The security would be beefed up further, informed Mr. Shukla.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Punjab Police on Saturday launched an extensive Statewide drive aimed at curbing the sale of illicit liquor and keeping vigil on hooch manufacturers under which 306 Police teams had raided 813 premises of 775 persons, who were found involved in three cases under the Excise Act in the last two years. The Police teams also recovered 1470kg of raw material used to make liquor, 50 litres of illicit liquor, 403 bottles of illicit liquor, and 70 grams of heroin after registering 22 first information reports (FIRs) across the State.</span></p>