Lucknow Police to deploy plainclothes cops at festive markets

Lucknow Police will deploy plainclothes personnel at crowded markets, jewellery shops and sensitive locations during Diwali, Dhanteras, Bhai Dooj and Chhath. Directed by Police Commissioner Tarun Gauba, measures include foot patrols, anti-Romeo teams for women's safety, drone surveillance, drunk-driving checks and cybercrime awareness drives to curb theft, snatching and fraud.