New Delhi: Delhi Police Commissioner, S B K Singh, has held a series of meetings with senior officers to assess security arrangements in the Capital ahead of Independence Day. The meeting, which went on for almost two hours, was attended by district deputy commissioners, range joint commissioners and special commissioners, the Indian Express reported.
An officer said the meeting emphasized surveillance measures to be intensified in sensitive areas, increased patrolling, and vigilance. Traffic management in and around the area of the Red Fort for the day of the celebrations and the days leading up to it was also discussed.
Singh has also ordered a ban on sub-conventional aerial platforms across the national capital from August 2 to August 16. According to the order, flying aerial devices such as paragliders, para-motors, hang-gliders, UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), UASs (Unmanned Aircraft Systems), microlight aircraft, hot air balloons, small-sized powered aircraft, quadcopters, and remotely piloted aircraft has been banned under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
The ban is aimed at preventing their possible misuse by anti-social and terrorist elements, including for para-jumping or launching airborne attacks. Singh directed that strict checking should be carried out at hotels, guest houses, bus terminals, railway stations, metro stations, malls, and high-footfall markets.
