Holi Overlaps With Ramadan as Police Step Up Security and Leaders Urge Restraint

Overview

• Uttar Pradesh Police detailed peace meetings at every station, coordination with religious leaders and plans for barricades, according to Amethi ASP Gyanendra Kumar Singh.
• Agra authorities split the city into six zones and 18 sectors, inspected 1,135 Holika Dahan sites and reported no disputes, Deputy Commissioner of Police Syed Ali Abbas said.
• Security agencies expanded surveillance with social media monitoring, intensified patrols and drone coverage, with Vrindavan among locations receiving reinforced oversight.
• At a Gonda peace-committee meeting, ASP Radheshyam Rai advised those averse to colours to stay home on Holi and suggested sharing gujiyas as a goodwill gesture when breaking the fast, and a video of the meeting later went viral.
• All India Muslim Jamaat chief Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi appealed for mutual respect, urging Muslims to remain indoors until noon on Holi and asking Hindus to refrain from applying colours to Muslims.