Delhi Qila ahead of CJP’s ‘Jantar Mantar 2.0’: 35,000-strong force in security plan
Delhi Police have implemented a massive security operation involving 35,000 personnel and extensive barricades to manage an upcoming protest at Jantar Mantar. The plan includes preventive detentions, road closures, and social media surveillance to maintain order.
Why it matters
The scale of the security response highlights the government's sensitivity to public demonstrations and potential civil unrest in the capital.
NEW DELHI: Keeping in mind its estimates on turnout, Delhi Police has drawn up a security plan involving road blockades, preventive detentions and restrictions on movement for the protest against SIR and CEC Gyanesh Kumar.As many as 600 buses, 25 cranes have been put in place to aid detentions in New Delhi. Metro services, markets and transport will also be affected.Security plan30+ blockade points Checkpoints identified across city to stop protesters from reaching Jantar Mantar. A DCP-rank officer and personnel from the same district to be deployed at each point; across Delhi, nearly 35,000 security personnel, including Delhi Police and paramilitary forces; women cops requisitioned from outside the city, including 25 from UP.Three layers of barricadesRoads leading to Jantar Mantar to be closed.
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