DGP holds meet, reviews law & order situation ahead of Bakrid
Ranchi: State DGP Anurag Gupta on Wednesday reviewed security and law preparedness with all districts ahead of the Eid-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) festival on June 7.
During the meeting held virtually at the police headquarters in presence of other senior cops, the DGP took stock of the sensitive areas, past incidents of communal and untoward incidents and gave directions to all districts to remain on guard till peaceful passage of the festival.
"All districts must focus on preventive actions against anti-social elements in view of the upcoming festival," he said, directing them to assess availability and deployment of magistrates and forces for maintaining law and order.
"Security measures around religious and sensitive locations, such as CCTV installation, videography, and drone surveillance must be done as per the standard operating procedures (SOP)," he said, asking for operation of joint control room and emergency planning to tackle any emergency situation.
Districts have already started peace committee meetings with various stakeholders and civil society groups in run up to the festival. Gupta also directed districts, mainly the sensitive ones, to ensure timely availability of anti-riot equipment, vehicles, water cannons, and arrangements for anti-riot control drills.
"Special vigil on social media and control over provocative songs by DJs/other sound systems should be enforced," he said, besides strict surveillance on the trafficking of prohibited animals.
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