Sankeertana Yatra held amid tight security in Srirangapatna

: Tight security for Sankeertana Yatra in Srirangapatna amid Hanuma Jayanti celebrations, 10 platoons deployed, CCTV cameras & drones used.

The Sankeertana Yatra organised by Hindu Jagarana Vedike as part of the Hanuma Jayanti celebrations was held amid tight security in Srirangapatna on Sunday.

Superintendent of Mandya district police N Yathish told The Hindu that the programme concluded smoothly without any untoward incident.

Earlier in the day, devotees from different parts of the Mandya district gathered at the Anjaneya Swamy Temple in front of Nimishamba Temple, where RSS leader Kalladaka Prabhakar Bhat and other leaders addressed them

Later, the devotees, attired in saffron robes, took out a Shobha Yatra towards Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple in the town, singing bhajans and raising slogans.

Heavy police security was in place around Jamia Masjid, which fell along the route of the march.

TIGHT SECURITY: Inspector General of Police, Southern Range, Boralingaiah told The Hindu that security had been heightened this year by deploying additional police personnel and making use of gadgets like CCTV cameras and handycams.

The police had heavily fortified the surrounding of Jamia Masjid by posting a large number of police personnel and barricading the entrance of the road leading to the Mosque.