UP: Home Guard stops DM, SSP convoy in Mathura, wins praise

In a rare display of discipline and duty-bound resolve, a home guard posted in Mathura stopped the convoy of the District Magistrate (DM) and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) on Saturday evening, insisting that no one was allowed beyond a designated barrier on the Govardhan Parikrama route due to restrictions on e-rickshaw movement during the ongoing Mudiya Mela.

- BISWAJEET BANERJEE

MATHURA:

The incident occurred at the Bagdari Pyau trisection near Radhakund, where District Magistrate C.P. Singh and SSP Shlok Kumar, accompanied by other officials, were conducting an on-ground inspection of arrangements for the fair. They were traveling in an e-rickshaw as part of their review of the Govardhan Parikrama Marg, which attracts thousands of devotees daily during the religious festivities.