'Shobha yatra': Security stepped up in Nuh, drones deployed for surveillance
The Hindu
Security tightened in Nuh, Haryana for Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayat's 'shobha yatra' call. Anti-riot vehicles, drones deployed; educational institutions, banks closed; mobile Internet, bulk SMS services suspended.
Heavy security arrangements are in place here and in adjoining areas with anti-riot vehicles and drones deployed in view of the Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayat's call for a 'shobha yatra' on Monday, officials said.
Authorities have denied permission for the yatra.
As a precautionary measure, the Nuh district administration has already ordered the closure of educational institutions and banks on Monday, suspended mobile Internet and bulk SMS services, and imposed prohibitory orders in the communally-sensitive district.
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Outsiders have been barred from entering Nuh with security personnel being deployed at all the entry points of the district.
Haryana Police personnel and paramilitary forces have been deployed to keep a strict vigil.
Security has been tightened at inter-state and inter-district borders, they said.