Friday prayers passed off peacefully in Uttar Pradesh amid tight security arrangements put in place after last week’s violence by anti-citizenship law protesters.
IMAGE: Police personnel deployed outside the historic Tiley Wali Masjid for Friday prayers in view of protests against CAA and NRC in Lucknow. Photograph: Nand Kumar/PTI Photo
“The entire state was peaceful,” Uttar Pradesh director general of police OP Singh said.
He said there was no report of any untoward incident from anywhere in the state.
The state was placed under a thick security cover with deployment of central paramilitary forces in sensitive areas.
Drones were used to keep a hawk-eyed vigil, especially in areas where violence had broken out last week after Friday prayers.
IMAGE: A police personnel looks at a poster of protesters suspected to have incited vandalism during protests against CAA and NRC in Lucknow. Photograph: Nand Kumar/PTI Photo
Internet services were suspended to check rumour-mongering.
To a question, the DGP said the toll in the clashes remained at 19.
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