To maintain law & order in Lucknow, UP police increases vigil on Holi & Shab-e-Barat till March 19

In an attempt to maintain law-and-order in the city on the occasions of Holi and Shab-e-Barat, the Uttar Pradesh administration has issued a special directive for police personnel in the state. Notably, both Holi and Shab-e-Baraat are coinciding this time and will be carried out from March 17 to March 19. In view of the same, the administration is taking various measures to maintain peace across the state, especially in sensitive areas.

Leaves of all UP police personnel & officers stand cancelled

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According to senior police officials, in view of the upcoming festivals, the administration has cancelled the leaves of police offers and personnel from March 16 to March 20. Moreover, the district police chiefs have also been directed to take the help of group leaders other significant people of the areas to maintain peace in mixed community areas.

Moreover, the district police chiefs are also asked to mark trouble spots and prepare a list of trouble mongers beforehand. The officers have been directed to keep a watch on the notorious elements and take up all the preventive measures to avert clashes.

The Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Mukul Goel has directed police officers on the field to take strict action against anyone found creating chaos in the state. The DGP also issued a directive to the district police chiefs to keep special deployment for strategic locations like crossings, significant intersections and other spots where problems have been reported in the past.

Extra forces deployed in sensitive districts

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Notably, these directives were handed out by the administration as it has been noticed that people use this sensitive period to settle personal scores during festival revelry. Apart from this, notorious elements also try to instigate communal tension by throwing colours on people from other faith. To tackle this problem, extra forces will also be allocated to the districts that are considered sensitive in this respect.

According to a press release from the state police headquarters, mobile policing and quick reaction teams will also remain alert during the festival. In addition to this, the administration is also taking measures to improve police visibility on the roads. Meanwhile, a special vigil will also be carried out across the state to make sure that the political rivalry developed during the recent state elections do not disrupt the peaceful celebrations.

-with inputs from IANS.