Uttar Pradesh govt creates 5000 new police posts to improve law and order
India Today
With an aim to improve the law and order situation in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government announced the creation of 5000 new police posts.
During its second tenure, the Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh has taken steps to improve the law and order situation in the state. The UP government has announced the creation of 5,000 new posts across several units of the police, including Intelligence, Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Special Task Force (STF).
A new unit of STF is being prepared in Ayodhya, while the security has been increased at Gorakhnath temple with security units being increased for the religious site.
Security units were also increased at Kashi, Mathura, and other places.
To ramp up security in the state, the Uttar Pradesh Police is also set to get a specialised team to keep an eye on drone activities.
Additionally, a new unit is also being prepared to strengthen the social media presence of the state police.
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