Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Bhopal Police Plan Extra Navratri Patrols Across 38 Station Areas
Bhopal police are making a special plan to help keep people safe during Navratri.
Extra officers are expected to patrol all 38 police station areas from midnight until 5 in the morning.
The festival will begin on October 11 and last nine days.
Police are checking where crimes happened over the past six months.
They may send two extra patrol teams to places that need more attention.
Garba-Dandiya events, Durga Puja pandals and busy markets will have added security.
Women police officers will also patrol places identified as women-safety hotspots.
Emergency and bike patrol teams will watch isolated roads and respond to complaints.
Additional police personnel are planned across all 38 Bhopal police station areas from midnight to 5 a.m. during Navratri.
Navratri is scheduled to begin on October 11 and last nine days.
Police are reviewing crime patterns from the previous six months to identify areas needing extra attention.
Garba-Dandiya venues, Durga Puja pandals, crowded markets and women-safety hotspots are set to receive added security.
Women police teams and Dial-112 and bike FRV units will patrol and respond to reported harassment, stalking, indecent behaviour and threats.
- Who
- Bhopal police, including additional personnel and women officers.
- What
- A special Navratri night-patrolling and venue-security plan.
- When
- Navratri begins October 11 and lasts nine days; extra patrols are planned from midnight to 5 a.m.
- Where
- Across Bhopal’s 38 police station areas, including festival venues, markets, hotspots and isolated roads.
- Why
- To prevent late-night crime, improve security around festival venues and respond quickly to suspicious activity and complaints.
- City
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Police station areas
- 38
- Planned patrol hours
- Midnight to 5 a.m.
- Festival duration
- Nine days
- Festival start
- October 11, 2026
- Crime-pattern review
- The previous six months
- Named police official
- Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar