Lucknow: UP Police has change into alert in view of the potential for terrorist assault on Independence Day (15 August). The DGP of the state has instructed the police of all districts to make robust safety preparations. The DGP has instructed to maintain a particular watch on rail, street and air arrivals in view of terrorist and different actions within the border districts of different states.

DGP Prashant Kumar has additionally given directions to extend the safety of necessary occasions organized on the event of Independence Day reminiscent of Tiranga Yatra, Prabhat Pheri, tableaux, to conduct anti-sabotage checking and to make particular safety preparations on the entry and exit gates of the occasion venues, to impose roof-top responsibility in addition to to make visitors preparations.

Vigilance will likely be elevated in crowded areas: The DGP, whereas briefing the ADG, IG Vary, Police Commissioner, SP, Railway policemen of the zone, instructed them to be further alert and lively on Independence Day. Within the briefing, he instructed to make particular safety preparations at railway, bus, metro stations, cinema halls, multiplexes, buying malls, motels, visitor homes, crowded markets and spiritual locations.