Overview
- Ayodhya and Mathura were placed on the highest alert with PAC and RAF deployments, drones, CCTV networks, checkpoints, and bomb and dog squads.
- Police ordered hotels and dharamshalas to maintain verified visitor logs, stepped up checks at railway stations and bus stands, and kept patrols at ghats and major temples, resulting in no organised mobilisations.
- Officials cited a recent deadly car explosion in Delhi with suspected Uttar Pradesh links as a factor for extra vigilance.
- At a public forum, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, "We will reach all places," when asked if attention would turn to Kashi and Mathura after Ayodhya.
- The five-acre mosque project at Dhannipur remains stalled pending Ayodhya Development Authority approval, with the IICF indicating a tentative rollout around April 2026 if cleared.