NSG snipers, canine units: Multi-layered security cover for PM Modi's Red Fort event
India Today
A multi-layered security ring will be put in place at the Red Fort when PM Modi addresses the nation on Guru Tegh Bahadur's Parkash Purab on April 21. Here are the details.
A multi-layered security ring, comprising over 1,000 Delhi Police personnel and forces from various agencies, will be put in place at the Red Fort from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on the 400th Parkash Purab of Sikh guru Tegh Bahadur on April 21, officials said on Tuesday.
More than 100 CCTV cameras have already been installed inside the Red Fort premises, including the spot from where the PM Modi will address the nation.
Modi will also release a commemorative coin and postage stamp on the occasion.
According to officials, the security ring, including NSG snipers, SWAT commandos, kite catchers, canine units and sharpshooters on high-rise buildings, would be deployed at the Mughal-era fort, and adherence to social distancing norms will be mandatory amid the rising Covid cases in the capital.
"We have made adequate security arrangements. We are working in-coordination with multiple security agencies to ensure all arrangements are in place even from the anti-sabotage view.
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"The historic monument has been completely secured with multi-layered security arrangements that we usually have during Independence Day. We also need to be extra vigilant because of the tense situation in violence-hit Jahangirpuri," said a senior police officer.
