Independence Day Security Tightened in Delhi with 13,000 Police Personnel and AI Cameras

Ahead of Independence Day, Delhi has intensified security measures, deploying over 13,000 police personnel and utilizing AI-based recognition cameras. Checkpoints will be established, and commercial heavy vehicles will be restricted. Additional forces, including SWAT commandos, will ensure the safety of VVIPs. A traffic advisory and aerial platform prohibitions are also in place.

With less than 24 hours remaining for Independence Day celebrations, Delhi Police has ramped up security throughout the city, deploying more than 10,000 police and 3,000 traffic personnel, officials confirmed.

Commercial and heavy vehicle entry points at Delhi's borders will be sealed by Thursday midnight, supplemented by substantial police deployments.

Over 700 AI-powered facial recognition cameras have been installed across Central and New Delhi to bolster security. 'All borders from Haryana-Delhi and Uttar Pradesh-Delhi will be sealed for commercial heavy vehicles after 11:30 pm Wednesday,' a senior police officer stated. 'We have also conducted mock drills in VVIP areas such as Connaught Place and Parliament Street,' Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Devesh Kumar Mahla added.

Additional police teams and paramilitary forces have been positioned at critical locations, including IGI Airport, railway stations, bus stands, malls, metro stations, and markets. On Independence Day, more than 3,000 traffic police will regulate traffic at key junctions and roads leading to the Red Fort.

'We have deployed security at the Red Fort and procured 700 AI-based facial recognition CCTV cameras,' a senior officer mentioned. These high-resolution cameras allow for precise identification from a distance. Smartphone applications will assist in verifying identities for event attendees.

Snipers, elite SWAT commandos, kite catchers, and sharpshooters will be strategically placed to safeguard the prime minister and VVIPs. Police issued a traffic advisory, placing movement restrictions around the Red Fort and reiterated the ban on sub-conventional aerial platforms, effective until Thursday.

(With inputs from agencies.)