Published 19:48 IST, November 7th 2019
Ayodhya verdict: RPF issues advisory, cancels leaves of its personnel
The railway police issued a seven-page advisory to all its zones giving them a slew of instructions on security preparedness ahead of SC's Ayodhya verdict.
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railway police on Thursday issued a seven-p visory to all its zones giving m a slew of instructions on security preparedness ahe of much-awaited Supreme Court verdict on Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute case, sources said. visory from RPF has also said that leaves of all its personnel have been cancelled and y have been instructed to be engd in escorting trains.
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Security detail heightened ahe of verdict
visory, which covers aspects like security at platforms, railway stations, yard, parking , bridges and tunnels as well as production units and workshops, has earmarked all potential hotspots which could eir be a site for any violence or could be used to hide explosives. verdict on temple-mosque land dispute is expected to be prounced before Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi retires on vember 17. Railway Protection Force visory has said that a close watch should be kept on all religious structures near railway stations or within its premises as y may become a "flash points" in case tempers run high.
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It has also instructed caretakers of such structures t to leave m unguarded. It has identified around 78 major stations with high footfall including stations in Mumbai, Delhi, Maharashtra and Uttar Presh where presence of RPF personnel have been increased. visory also rescinded an earlier order which allowed stations to keep ir lighting to around 30 per cent to save electricity when re is train at station, instructing all zones to keep lighting at 100 per cent at all times inste. Meanwhile, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has also dispatched around 4,000 paramilitary personnel for security deployment in Uttar Presh, particularly in Ayodhya.
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18:58 IST, November 7th 2019