With the festive rush peaking across the state, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Krishna has ordered a statewide cancellation of routine leaves for all police personnel and officials from November 5 to November 17. The directive, issued from the state police headquarters, applies across every rank—from constables to top brass—including all Commissioners of Police, Additional Directors General (ADGs), Inspectors General (IGs), Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs), Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs), and district Superintendents of Police (SPs). The step ensures round-the-clock police availability and readiness during high-footfall events like Dhanteras, Deepotsav, Diwali, Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj, and Chhath Mahaparv.

Emergency Exceptions: How Leave Approvals Will Be Handled

While standard holiday and routine personal leaves remain suspended, the DGP’s circular provides clear procedural guidelines for exceptional and unavoidable personal emergencies. Under critical circumstances, personnel can apply directly to designated senior supervisory officers, who have been granted discretionary powers to grant leave on a case-by-case basis. The instruction guarantees that emergency humanitarian relief remains available without diluting overall frontline troop strength.

Massive Ground Mobilization for Markets and Crowded Hubs

Under the operational security plan, district police chiefs have been directed to enforce continuous visible policing across all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Commercial districts, jewelry markets, wholesale mandis, transport terminuses, and railway stations are seeing intensified anti-sabotage checks and foot patrols. To prevent eve-teasing, pickpocketing, and public disturbances, anti-romeo squads, civil police in plain clothes, and rapid-intervention teams are stationed at crowded intersections. Local intelligence units have also been asked to maintain round-the-clock vigilance against counterfeit currency, illicit liquor, and illegal firecracker storage.

Heightened Vigilance Following Threat Emails and Special Patrols

The decision to keep the entire police machinery on active alert follows recent hoax and threat emails targeting courts, educational institutions, and pilgrimage shrines in cities like Ayodhya, Mathura, and Varanasi. In response, Quick Response Teams (QRT), bomb disposal squads, and canine units are conducting regular sweeps of sensitive installations. Dial-112 emergency response vehicles (PRVs) have been instructed to conduct uninterrupted route patrolling with designated response times to handle local distress calls swiftly.

Strict Instructions to District Police Heads

DGP Rajiv Krishna has instructed senior police officers to remain present in the field rather than managing operations from offices. Key directives include monitoring community peace committee meetings, ensuring unhindered traffic flow on festive transit corridors, tracking social media chatter for inflammatory rumors, and coordinating smoothly with district magistrates. The administration has made it clear that any lapse in vigilance or dereliction of festival security duty will invite immediate departmental action.