As communal tensions prevailed in Purola town of Uttarakhand, days after an alleged attempt to abduct a minor girl, the authorities have stepped up the security to prevent any law and order situation.

The alleged bid to abduct the Hindu girl on May 26 by two men, including a Muslim, was foiled by locals following which, threatening posters appeared on the shutters of shops owned by members of the minority community in Purola asking them to leave the town immediately, PTI reported.