Security in the State has been beefed up in view of Bakrid (Eid- ul- Azha) scheduled to be held on Monday. State Police have deployed additional police forces at sensitive places for peaceful completion of Bakrid festivals. Additional police forces have been deployed at mixed population areas and communally sensitive places in the State.
Haridwar SSP Sweety Aggarwal chaired a meeting with police officers and directed them necessary instruction for peaceful completion of Bakrid festival in the district. She said that disputes among the people reported from any part of the district should be dealt according to the law to ensure that such cases are sorted out promptly. No one will be allowed to take law in their hand at any cost, she added.
Aggarwal further said that anti social elements should be identified and they should be dealt with strictly. Police should be deployed at religious sites and other important places adequately to maintain law and order there.
Police patrolling should be increased in the mixed population areas and sensitive places during night and the police officers were directed to monitor the assigned area effectively. For peaceful completion of Bakrid, the police officers have been directed to conduct peace committee meetings in all police station limits to avoid any untoward incident, she added.
Police officers and policemen were directed to be vigilant on anti -social elements who may create rumours, who might indulge in eve- teasing or other acts of violence against women and prompt action should be taken against the guilty. To strengthen the security, additional police forces, including 11 sub inspectors, 13 head constables, 102 constables, four lady constables, eight armed police, six tear gas teams and three fire tenders, have been deployed at various police station areas in the district.