India, Sept. 10 -- Echo of RCB stampede, Maddur violence, Dasara guest row.

10,000 Policemen, hundreds of senior officers, CCTV surveillance to ensure unprecedented safety measures

Mysuru: Expect a record deployment of over 10,000 Policemen during this year's Dasara festivities, as the Mysuru City Police has drawn up an elaborate security plan to maintain law and order.

The heightened security comes in the wake of recent disturbing incidents, including the June 4 stampede at Bengaluru's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL victory celebrations, which claimed 11 lives and the violent stone-pelting incident at Maddur during a Ganesha procession.

Adding to the concerns is the controversy surrounding the Dasara...