The Delhi Police on Wednesday stepped up security outside Parliament Street police station, Sansad and Tolstoy Marg ahead of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)’s arrival to submit a letter seeking permission for a march at Jantar Mantar on October 10.
Subsequently, the Delhi Police stepped up security around the police station and nearby areas. The protest site at Jantar Mantar, the Election Commission of India’s office and nearby streets are already heavily barricaded. The Delhi Police has also put up loud speakers across Lutyens’. Speakers are being used to announce prohibitory orders. “There’s a lot of targeting going on against Delhi Police officers.
Personnel with 150+ body cameras have also been deployed – a move that came days after three women accused police officials of sexually harassing them during a similar protest that was held on Saturday. The Delhi Police detained around 260 people, including 10 MPs, during an Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc protest on Tuesday. The police said no permission was sought or granted for the protest and the protesters continued their agitation amid prohibitory orders imposed under section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in the New Delhi jurisdiction. The Delhi Police also arrested 17 people and registered 5 First Information Reports (FIRs) in connection with similar protests on Monday.
Police officials said additional pickets were also set up near ECI office, Sansad Marg, Barakhamba Road and Connaught Place, where vehicles are undergoing checking. The police said three complaints have been taken and transferred to the Crime Branch. The body cameras have been given to record everything during the protests, the confrontations and the detentions so we have proof,” a senior police officer said.
Police have also upped security near Connaught Place after a group of female protesters arrived at the spot on Tuesday night.
