Ahmedabad: Close on the heels of a Central team visiting Gujarat to survey security arrangements for riot victims, a team of 100 personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) arrived in the State and have been deployed strategically, top police sources said here today (May 25, 2004).

The personnel, who arrived here on May 23, have been divided into teams of 20 and have been deployed at riot-affected districts of Dahod, Godhra Himmatnagar, Vadodara and Ahmedabad, the sources said.

The troops have been deployed in those localities where riot victims still reside and patrolling will also be conducted to prevent any untoward incident.

On the basis of the recommendations of the three-member team comprising top officials of the CISF, CRPF and IB, the troops have been stationed at Satnagar in Himmatnagar, close to where post-Godhra communal riot victims of the Sardarpura massacre live, and in Ahmedabad where the personnel would be close to Naroda Patiya and Bapunagar areas, the sources added.

The CISF personnel have been provided with vehicles and wireless communication sets to ensure quick response to any given situation.