Jharkhand on High Alert: Security Tightened for Holi Festival

• Elaborate security arrangements, including additional police deployment and patrolling teams, are in place across Jharkhand for Holi.
• State police headquarters issued directives to all districts for heightened vigilance and proactive measures to maintain law and order.
• Riot-control drills were conducted in several districts to train personnel for potential law and order situations during Holi and Ramzan.
• Ranchi DC Manjunath Bhajantri reviewed security, and SP Paras Rana appealed for a violence-free Holi, urging people to avoid provocative songs.
• Over 1,000 personnel deployed in East Singhbhum; social media monitoring intensified to prevent spread of provocative content and misinformation.