Heavy deployment of security forces continued nearly one week after violence broke out in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly, as police officials ensured that the Friday prayers were carried out in a peaceful manner today.

According to District Magistrate Avinash Singh, the entire city has been divided into super zones, zones and sectors, with officials deployed at various locations while religious leaders appeal to people to return straight to their homes after offering prayers.

“Today is Friday prayers, and with the aim of conducting the prayers peacefully, we have divided the entire city into super zones, zones, and sectors. Officers have been deployed at all locations. Additional forces have also been brought in from outside”, the District Magistrate said.

Drones have been deployed in the are

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