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Delhi Plans Extensive Security Ahead of CJP Protest
The Cockroach Janta Party plans to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10.
Delhi Police is preparing for large crowds.
Officers plan to put up roadblocks and change traffic routes in several parts of Delhi.
Some of the checks will be far from the protest site.
Police will have buses ready to transport people they detain.
They have also identified temporary places where detainees can be held.
Officers with cameras will record some interactions.
Police say they want to stop an unauthorised gathering and handle the crowds with restraint.
Delhi Police is preparing security measures for the Cockroach Janta Party protest planned at Jantar Mantar on October 10.
The plan covers 23 security zones and more than 37 blocking points, with restrictions on routes leading to Central Delhi.
Police plan to station about 600 low-floor buses and use around 30 temporary detention facilities across Delhi.
Body-worn cameras, reserve forces and women personnel will be deployed at identified flashpoints and pickets.
Officers say the measures aim to prevent an unauthorised gathering and keep protesters within their respective districts.
- Who
- Delhi Police and the Cockroach Janta Party, whose leaders and protesters are expected to attend.
- What
- Delhi Police is preparing an extensive security operation for a CJP protest at Jantar Mantar.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar and routes across Delhi leading towards Central Delhi, including connections from Gurugram and Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- The protest is planned for October 10; police arrangements are being finalised ahead of it.
- Why
- Police say the measures are intended to prevent an unauthorised gathering and stop protesters within their respective districts.
Key facts
- Protest date
- October 10
- Protest location
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Security zones
- 23
- Blocking points
- More than 37 in the New Delhi district
- Low-floor buses
- Around 600 planned for moving detainees
- Temporary detention facilities
- Around 30 identified
- Airport distance
- Indira Gandhi International Airport is about 18 km from Jantar Mantar
Quotes
Senior Delhi Police officer
A senior police officer discussing patrols near the Delhi border.
“All district heads were directed to set up special detention centres in their districts and to stop all protestors within their own districts only.”
indianexpress.com
“We will be patrolling Kalindi Kunj and DND stretch near the border as well, as many protesters had come from Uttar Pradesh.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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