UP CM Yogi warns of strict response to mischief

A day after cleric Taugeer Raza Khan was arrested over violence during a protest supporting the ‘I love Muhammad’ campaign, Bareilly remained peaceful on Sunday under heavy security, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath warning of stern consequences for any attempt to disturb law and order.

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Security forces took out flag marches and intensified patrolling on Sunday as part of the administration’s efforts to restore normalcy in the city. Internet services remained suspended while the area around the highly sensitive Dargah-e-Ala Hazrat was turned into a fortress.

A total of 7,000 police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed in the city, and senior officials, including ADG Ramit Sharma, Divisional Commissioner Bhupendra S. Chaudhary, DIG Ajay Sahni, DM Avinash Singh, SSP Anurag Arya, SP City Manush Pareek, and SP South Anshika Verma, visited the highly sensitive zones to closely monitor the security arrangements.