NSG snipers, canine units: multi-layered security cover for PM Modi’s Fort Rouge event

A multi-tiered security ring comprising over 1,000 members of the Delhi Police and forces from various agencies will be set up at the Red Fort from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation during the 400th Parkash Purab of Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur in April. 21, officials said Tuesday.

Over 100 CCTV cameras have already been installed inside the Red Fort premises, including the spot from where PM Modi will address the nation.

Modi will also issue a commemorative coin and a postage stamp on this occasion.

Officials said the security network, comprising NSG snipers, SWAT commandos, kite catchers, canine units and snipers on high-rise buildings, would be deployed at the fort. Mughal era, and adherence to social distancing norms will be mandatory amid rising Covid cases in the capital.

“We have adequate security arrangements in place. We are coordinating with multiple security agencies to ensure that all arrangements are in place, even from an anti-sabotage perspective.

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“The historic monument has been completely secured with multi-level security features that we usually have during Independence Day. We also need to be extra vigilant due to the tense situation in Jahangirpuri hit by violence“said a senior police officer.

CCTV camera footage will be monitored around the clock in police control rooms in and around the Red Fort area, he said.

Officials said the agencies had been extremely vigilant and increased security near the historic landmark following the clash during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in the city’s Jahangirpuri district Saturday in which nine police officers and a civilian were injured.

Since then intensive patrols are being carried out, Central Armed Police Forces have already been deployed to sensitive areas in North Delhi – Chandni Mahal, Hauz Qazi and market areas – as a preventive measure to ensure that no incidents unfortunate from happening, the officials added.

“Our teams and the Delhi Police Branch Special Unit will also have their own teams providing strict surveillance. The force’s all-female SWAT team as always will be part of the security arrangements with the deployment of the PCR “’PRAKHAR’s vans will also be deployed for intensive patrols in and around the area according to the program schedule,” the officer said.

According to the Union Ministry of Culture and Tourism, four hundred “ragis” (Sikh musicians) will perform in a “Shabad Kirtan” to mark the auspicious occasion, the ministry said.

The program will be organized by the ministry in conjunction with the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.

Chief ministers of many states and several eminent personalities from across the country and abroad will participate in the celebrations

This program on the 400th Parkash Purab (birthday) of the Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur is organized within the framework of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.