Security tightened across India amid Eid-ul-Adha celebrations

DCP (North-east) Rahul Alwal said about 1,100 police personnel, along with 23 additional companies, have been deployed in the north-east district in view of the festival, according to PTI.

Heavy deployment around Malihabad Fort in LucknowIn Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow, police have heightened security around Malihabad Fort in the Malihabad area ahead of Bakrid. Officials said additional police personnel and Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) units have been deployed as a precautionary measure, news agency PTI reported.

Some local residents, particularly members of the Pasi community, claim the site is linked to Maharaja Kansa Pasi and should be treated as a temple complex rather than a mausoleum or mosque. According to residents, tensions have persisted for around one-and-a-half years and escalated after outsiders allegedly began offering namaz there.