Ayodhya: Three suspicious individuals have been detained by Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in Ayodhya ahead of the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of the Ram Temple slated for January 22, the police said.
According to the UP ATS, the three suspicious persons were detained during checking in Ayodhya district. The Uttar Pradesh Special Director General of Police (Law and Order), Prashant Kumar, said on Friday that these suspects are being interrogated.
"As part of the checking campaign being conducted on the instructions of the State Government and Police Headquarters, three suspicious persons have been detained by UP-ATS from Ayodhya district. These suspects are being interrogated," DGP Kumar said.
"Till now, their connection with any terrorist organisation has not come to light," he added.
Additional Superintendent of Police Pravin Ranjan Singh, said that they are monitoring through drones to catch any unusual activity or things in the city. "We are doing surveillance through drones to catch any unusual activity or things in the city. We are also observing the roofs of buildings and houses to find any different or odd objects," Singh said.
The Uttar Pradesh government has tightened security in the city by bolstering surveillance through drones and has incorporated technologies such as night vision devices (NVD) and CCTV cameras to monitor activities across the city.
Addressing the possible security threats, Government Railway Police and Railway Protection Force personnel have been deployed in and around the Ayodhya railway station and many CCTV cameras installed for surveillance. Several safety measures have been taken up to keep a strict vigil and monitor round-the-clock at the station during the ceremony, officials said.
Anti-terrorist squad commandos from Uttar Pradesh have been moved in and around the Ram Temple in Ayodhya ahead of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony on January 22.
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