Overview

• Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath told officials to show no leniency toward those plotting unrest during Dussehra and related events.
• Police were instructed to identify offenders through video footage and social‑media monitoring and to file FIRs without delay, including probes into organisers and alleged masterminds.
• Authorities were ordered to arrest people spreading rumours about drone reconnaissance and theft in districts such as Siddharthnagar, Maharajganj, Basti and Prayagraj.
• Festival protocols include Mission Shakti 5.0 enforcement, screening at garba and dandiya venues, drone‑assisted surveillance, and accountability from police stations to PRVs for crimes against women.
• Regulatory actions cover surprise inspections of slaughterhouses and vigilance against cow smuggling, while Greater Noida’s trade show reported about 49,000 visitors on day two, prompting tighter traffic and security planning.