October 27, 2012 2:21 PM

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UP: curfew continues in Faizabad district

In Uttar Pradesh, curfew continues in both the police station areas of Kotwali and Cantonment in Faizabad district. Offering of Namaz on the Idul Azha has passed peacefully under tight security. Additional District Magistrate City Mr. Arvind Chaurasia told our Allahabad correspondent that Muslims were allowed to visit their neighboring mosques to offer prayer on the occasion of the occasion of Idul Azha. He said in view of the fresh incidents of violence and fire in Bhadarasa town area and some localities in the Faizabad city last night security has been tightened.He said that senior officers including an ADM and ASP are camping at Bhadarasa to keep a close eye on the miscreants. Several persons have been detained from Bhadarasa locality and adjoining villages. The State Inspector General of Police Law and Order Mr. BP Singh said, 31 companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary of state police and Rapid Action Force have been deployed in trouble hit areas to maintain peace and order in the district. Security forces have conducted flag march in several curfew hit areas.

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