Overview
- Police have fortified Dhar and the Bhojshala complex with barricades, drone and CCTV surveillance, and citywide deployments following an 8,000-strong flag march.
- Indore Commissioner Sudama Khade and IG Anurag met Hindu and Muslim representatives at the Dhar Circuit House to discuss festival-day arrangements.
- The Bhoj Utsav Committee reiterated plans for uninterrupted Hindu prayers at Bhojshala from sunrise to sunset on January 23.
- Muslim community leaders urged adherence to the 2003 ASI order and proposed limited, symbolic prayers conducted peacefully.
- District officials said talks are ongoing, warned against misinformation, and noted that an ASI directive is still awaited as a Supreme Court plea seeks limits on Friday prayers.