Red alert sounded in UP after Delhi HC blast

The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday sounded a state wide red-alert in the wake of the low intensity blast near the High Court in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon.

"While all 72 districts have been put on a special alert, security has been beefed up in and around the towns of Ayodhya, Varanasi and Mathura," state special Director General of police Brij Lal told mediapersons.

He said, "all district magistrates and superintendents of police have been directed to ensure a round-the-clock vigil at railway stations, bus stations and other public places where congregation of people is a routine affair."

Security in and around all important installations such as power houses, key government offices, police and para-military establishments has also been enhanced.

Instructions have also been issued for wide publicity to advise people against contact with any suspicious or unclaimed object in a public place. "People were being advised to promptly inform the local police in case they spot any suspicious object lying anywhere," the spokesman added.

Meanwhile, the UP police has also sent a team of anti-terrorist sleuths to assist the Delhi police in investigating the blast.