Ahead of Bakrid, UP police on high alert, security tightened

Ahead of Bakrid celebrations on Saturday, June 7, the Uttar Pradesh police are on high alert, taking proactive steps to maintain communal harmony and ensure peaceful festivities across the state.

Security arrangements have been tightened in districts like Meerut, Aligarh, Etawah, and Ghazipur with the deployment of the Rapid Action Force (RAF), Provincial Armed



Constabulary (PAC), and Local Intelligence Unit (LIU) teams.

In Meerut, senior superintendent of police (SSP) Vipin Tada said: “Meerut police are on alert for Bakrid. A control room has been set up for real-time monitoring. Both the SSP and the District Magistrate will oversee the operations. Central Peace Committee have been held with members of all communities.