Lucknow,

28 Dec (HS): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to strengthen

law and order in the state on Sunday, concluding the second day of the

Police Manthan Senior Police Officers Conference-2025. He

specifically instructed senior police officers to maintain strict vigilance on

social media and cybercrime. He urged them to adopt a zero-tolerance policy

against those who disrupt law and order, ethnic and religious harmony on social

media. He directed the technical strengthening of border security and

counter-terrorism systems to curb the growing terrorist activities and drug

smuggling from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal into the state. He also called

for strict action against organized gangs involved in cow smuggling and

religious conversions.

Directives

for strict monitoring of social media and cybercrime: Expressing deep concern

over challenges such as social media misuse, disinformation, deepfakes, the

dark web, cybercrime, and terrorist networks, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

directed the police and intelligence agencies to immediately take cognizance of

any objectionable content on social media that impacts law and order, ethnic

and religious harmony, and ensure swift and strict action. The Chief Minister

clarified that no leniency should be shown towards elements attempting to

divide society, pressure the police, or spread anarchy in the name of caste or

religion. Such posts, fake accounts, and organized propaganda campaigns should

be identified and strict legal action should be taken against them. He said

that some anti-social elements are attempting to spread anarchy by creating new

organizations and misusing the names of great figures. He directed the police

to thoroughly investigate the background of such organizations, dismantle their

networks, and ensure strict action within the ambit of the law.

Special

vigilance on incidents of religious conversion: Describing religious conversion

as a serious challenge, the Chief Minister said that incidents like the one in

Balrampur indicate that such efforts are being made in an organized manner. He

directed the police and intelligence to keep a constant vigil on activities

related to religious conversion, strengthen intelligence through social media

and effectively prevent any such incident at the initial stage itself. While

praising the work done by the police so far, he said that in the current

scenario, there is a need to make intelligence, local input and technical surveillance

more active and effective. To maintain peace, harmony and law and order in the

state, every activity on social media should be closely monitored and timely

action should be ensured.

Instructions

to technically strengthen border security and counter-terrorism systems: The

Chief Minister, while conducting a thorough analysis of the new dimensions of

terrorist activities emanating from the international borders with Pakistan,

Bangladesh, and Nepal, emphasized the need to further strengthen border surveillance.

He directed further strengthening the effective use of artificial intelligence,

financial trails, technical analysis, and modern resources to prevent the

international funded conversion racket.

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strict action against drug trafficking and organized crime: The Chief Minister

praised the police's strong action against terrorism, drug trafficking, and

organized crime in the state. He said that this action needs to be made more

effective and decisive. He directed departmental coordination and real-time

information sharing between security agencies to ensure prompt action and break

the morale of criminal networks.

Strategy

to attack the masterminds of cow smuggling and criminal networks: The Chief

Minister clarified that in cow smuggling cases, prompt arrests alone are not

enough; instead, the entire network and its masterminds must be identified and

the strongest possible action taken against them. This will send a strong

message against such organized crimes in the state and ensure an effective stop

to cow smuggling and related crimes. The Chief Minister praised the police

action in such cases in the state.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi