LUCKNOW, Aug. 9 -- A day ahead of Raksha Bandhan, police personnel celebrated the festival with schoolchildren across the state capital on Friday. The gesture drew praise from residents and gave children a memorable experience of interacting with police personnel posted in their respective areas. At Chinhat police station, inspector Dinesh Chandra Mishra and his team were tied rakhis by the children, offered sweets and shared light-hearted moments. "It was a small effort to make children feel special and to build a relationship of trust with them," Mishra said. The children, thrilled by the interaction, tied rakhis to the cops and were seen enjoying the celebrations. Locals also appreciated the police for their community-friendly gesture. Similar scenes unfolded at Mohanlalganj police station, where children tied rakhis to ACP Rajneesh Verma and other police officers. The officers also distributed sweets and interacted warmly with the children, making the occasion lively and heart warming. The initiative, aimed at fostering goodwill between the police and the younger generation, was widely appreciated both by parents and school authorities....