Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad, in the aftermath of the recent Red Fort blast in Delhi, has stepped up its monitoring efforts and sought comprehensive details of madrasas , their students, and teaching staff across the eight districts under Prayagraj zone, officials said on Wednesday.

The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has written to minority welfare officers in Prayagraj, Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Fatehpur, Banda, Hamirpur, Chitrakoot and Mahoba, asking for complete lists of students and clerics associated with madrasas in their areas.

According to officials, the letter dated November 15 seeks names of students, their fathers’ names, addresses and mobile numbers. Senior ATS officials in Lucknow told PTI that the exercise aims to “prevent any possibility of madrasas being mi

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