Summary:
(Express Photo by Vishal Srivastav) UP DGP OP Singh addressing a press conference in Lucknow. UP DGP OP Singh addressing a press conference in Lucknow. (Express Photo by Vishal Srivastav)Following a grenade attack on a prayer hall in Amritsar, UP Director General of Police O P Singh issued instructions Sunday for stepping up security at all the religious places in the state. In a statement issued here by the UP Police, a spokesperson said, “As per the directives of the UP DGP, instructions have been issued to maintain and step up security at various religious places and institutions across the state.”“Apart from this, steps must be taken to ensure that continuous vigil is maintained at the religious places. The blast occurred during a religious gathering of the Nirankari sect at Nirankari Bhavan in Adliwal village near Amritsar’s Rajasansi, which is close to the international airport..