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High alert in UP after terror threat inputs on bhoomi pujan

High alert in UP after terror threat inputs on bhoomi pujan
Lucknow: A high alert has been sounded in Ayodhya, its adjoining districts and other places of religious importance in the state following intelligence inputs of a possible ‘fidayeen’ attack during ‘bhoomi poojan’ of Ram Temple in Ayodhya on August 5.
Tight security arrangements will be in place for ‘bhoomi poojan’ which also coincides with the first anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370.

Heightened vigil will continue till Independence Day.
DGP headquarters has also instructed nine senior officials to camp in districts around Ayodhya.
These officials are ADG Ashutosh Pandey in Amethi, ADG Ashok Kumar in Gonda, ADG Ram Kumar in Bahraich, IG Vijay Bhushan in Barabanki, IG Vijay Prakash in Sultanpur, IG AK Rai in Basti, IG Piyush Mordia in Ambedkarnagar, DIG PTC (Unnao) Chandra Prakash in Maharajganj and DIG (administration) RK Bharadwaj in Siddharthnagar.
Additional director general (law and order) Prashant Kumar said spirits are very high during historic events such as the one in Ayodhya. “We have instructed all adjoining districts to remain on alert and asked senior officers to monitor the situation in districts adjoining Ayodhya,” he said. “Bakrid, the last Monday of Shrawan and Raksha Bandhan are falling one after the other. So, all the districts should remain vigilant,” he said.

Kumar said police chiefs of districts concerned had been directed by the DGP headquarters to conduct regular security drills and carry out checking at all bus and railway stations and district borders.
UP Police has also asked district police chiefs of Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur, Sidhharthnagar and Maharajganj bordering Nepal to intensify patrolling and coordinate with Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) counterparts.
DIG, Ayodhya, Deepak Kumar said security layers were being prepared as per protocol. “Drones and CCTV cameras have been installed while surveillance networks have been strengthened,” he said.
“Verification of all hotels, lodges, guesthouses is underway and entry points to the holy city will be sealed soon,” a senior police official said.
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