India, April 5 -- With over 50 Ram Navami rallies, including five large processions, expected in Kolkata on Sunday, police have demarcated the routes and strengthened security, with forces deployed until April 7, police said on Saturday.

Commissioner of Kolkata Police Manoj Verma met with senior officers of the city police and visited important areas to check the preparations on Saturday. An additional 5,000 police personnel are likely to be deployed in the city, he said.

At least 10 police districts and police commissionerates, including Howrah, Siliguri, Malda, Murshidabad, Cooch Behar, Islampur, Asansol-Durgapur, Barrackpore, and Chandannagar, have been identified across the state. "Around 30 senior Indian Police Service (IPS) office...