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XLucknow: Friday prayers were conducted peacefully across Uttar Pradesh even as the state remained on high alert following last week’s violence in Bareilly. The administration turned sensitive areas into virtual fortresses with around 10,000 security personnel deployed in Bareilly alone.

Senior officials, including the SSP and DM, personally monitored the situation on the ground. Internet services in Bareilly were suspended for a second time on Thursday and will remain shut till Saturday. Drones were used to scan rooftops, while police, PAC and RRF personnel carried out extensive flag marches.

In Varanasi, ATS commandos conducted a mock drill at Cantt railway station and bus stand to check preparedness. Similar drills and flag marches were held in Kanpur and Prayagraj. In Gonda,

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