A day ahead of Holi, the Uttar Pradesh Government on Tuesday declared 21 districts, including Meerut, Aligarh and Faizabad as sensitive and asked the authorities to be extra vigilant across the State, an official said.
The Government has asked the District Magistrates and district police chiefs to be “extra vigilant” as the State has a history of disturbances on the day of the festival. It warned of strict action against errant officials.
Meerut, Moradabad, Bareilly, Aligarh, Agra, Faizabad, lucknow, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Allahabad, Azamgarh, Firozabad and Mau among others have been provided with additional security forces, inspector general of police (law and Order) RK Vishwakarma said.
“In all 39 companies of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), 12 companies of Rapid Action Force (RAF), 20 Additional Superintendent of Police (ASPs), 2,000 plus police recruits and constables have been pressed into service for Holi,” he said. IANS