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VARANASI The deployment of police officers dressed as priests in the sanctum sanctorum of Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi has sparked a controversy, for violation of ‘police manual’. On April 10, Varanasi police commissioner Mohit Agarwal had issued instructions that male and female police personnel dressed as ‘pujaris’ be deployed in the sanctum sanctorum to help devotees and manage crowds. However, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday slammed the state police’s decision, saying allowing cops to dress in anything other than their uniforms poses a big security risk. Before the deployment, police personnel underwent a three-day soft skills training session, wherein they were also urged to follow the ‘no touch policy’.

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