Lucknow, March 6 -- Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Prashant Kumar on Thursday stated that the UP Police is implementing a zero-tolerance policy against crime under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's directives and the arrest of Babbar Khalsa terrorist Laja Masih was a result of that.

He revealed that intelligence agencies had been warned of potential disruptions by terrorist organizations ahead of the Maha Kumbh, leading to heightened security measures.

"Under the leadership of CM, there is zero tolerance for crime...a successful joint operation was carried out by UP Police's STF and Punjab Police. On 6th March, an active terrorist of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and ISI module, Lajar Masih was arrested from Punjab......