By Girish Kumar Dubey
Ahead of Shab-e-Barat, a popular festival, contingents of regular and reserve police staged a flag march at Varanasi in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Friday (July 15).
This exercise was of significance to infuse essence of security and safety among the public of this temple city, in the wake of the recent serial blasts in Mumbai.
Around 2000 personnel participated in this routine patrolling of main thoroughfares in the city's various neighbourhoods.
"With the onset of the month of monsoon and the Shab-e-Barat festival, this preparation is being made to maintain law and order. And it is also being done keeping in mind the blasts that took place in Mumbai. It is also a means to give a message to the anti-social elements that nobody should try anything devious. We will be conducting more exercises of this nature in the near future," said Man Singh Chauhan, Superintendent of Police, Varanasi.
Three blasts rocked crowded areas of Mumbai, on Wednesday (July 13) during the evening rush hours, killing 18 persons in one of the major militant attacks on India's financial and entertainment capital since 2008.
The biggest blast was at the Opera House, previously a theatre and now a hub for diamond traders.
Another blast, took place in south Mumbai, at the Zaveri Bazaar, also India's largest bullion market, which was targeted by the militants twice in the past.
The third blast occurred at Dadar, a crowded residential neighbourhood in the heart of the city.
The Mumbai blasts sent shockwaves across the country, with people enraged at the perceived inability of Indian security agencies in dealing with militancy and not providing security to the citizens.
This is the major attack in Mumbai since 2008 and the Indian government had blamed Pakistan-based militant for it.
Consequently, all major cities across the country have been placed on high alert with security measures being beefed up at vital institutions and installations.
In the wake of the recent serial blasts in Mumbai, contingents of regular and reserve police stage a flag march at Varanasi in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh to infuse essence of security and safety among the public of this temple city, ahead of a popular festival.
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VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (JULY 15, 2011) (ANI-NO ACCESS BBC)
1. POLICE PERSONNEL MARCHING ON A STREET
2. MEDIAPERSONS COVERING THE MARCH BY THE POLICE PERSONNEL
3. POLICE PERSONNEL MARCHING
4. RESERVE AND REGULAR POLICE PERSONNEL MARCHING ON A ROAD
5. RESERVE POLICE PERSONNEL MARCHING
6. POLICE PERSONNEL MARCHING ON A ROAD
7. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) MAN SINGH CHAUHAN, SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SAYING:
"With the onset of the month of monsoon and the Shab-e-Barat festival, this preparation is being made to maintain law and order. And it is also being done keeping in mind the blasts that took place in Mumbai. It is also a means to give a message to the anti-social elements that nobody should try anything devious. We will be conducting more exercises of this nature in the near future."
8. A CONVOY OF POLICE VEHICLES MOVING ON A ROAD
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