The authorities in British colonies with an Indian population, sepoy or civilian, took measures to secure themselves against copycat uprisings. In the Straits Settlements, and Trinidad the annual Hosay processions were banned,[112] riots broke out in penal settlements in Burma, and the Settlements, in Penang the loss of a musket provoked a near riot,[113] and security was boosted especially in locations with an Indian convict population.
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