Safety was tightened across the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on Tuesday after pro-Khalistan chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun allegedly issued a video message threatening to assault the temple.
Within the purported video, the founding father of the banned outfit ‘Sikhs for Justice’ warned of potential bloodshed on the Ram Temple on November 16-17, coinciding with the ‘Ram Vivah’ competition scheduled for November 18, which chief minister Yogi Adityanath is anticipated to attend.
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Following the alleged menace, Ayodhya successfully became a fortress with the tight safety across the Ram Janmabhoomi advanced, police stated.
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Armed members of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) have been deployed on the important junctures of the temple city, the place surveillance has been intensified via closed-circuit tv (CCTV) and drone cameras, officers stated.
Intelligence businesses, anti-terrorist squads, and bomb disposal groups have been placed on excessive alert, whereas heavy deployment of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), Central Reserve Police Drive (CRPF), and Uttar Pradesh Police has been made all through Ayodhya, they added.
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Senior superintendent of police (SSP) RK Nayyar advised PTI, “We’ve tightened the safety measures after receiving details about the menace from media experiences.”
Ayodhya mayor Girish Pati Tripathi, nonetheless, downplayed the menace, saying, “Nobody can dare to launch an assault in Ayodhya which is protected by Lord Hanuman.” Town is already a high-security zone having skilled personnel to counter any terrorist menace, he added.
