special security stepsfor Republic Day

Cops to keep close eye on drones around Delhi ahead ofPolice chief of Delhi (BS Bassi) has asked his force and police departments of the neighboring states to keep a vigilant eye on drones, as they have been perceived as a major threat to security, especially in view of Republic Day,” a senior police official said. The main objective of the meeting was to share terror-related intelligence and inputs about various extremist outfits and their designs, besides curbing criminal activities in NCR region and having better coordination on all aspects of policing in view of the coming Republic Day, the senior official said. He further said that during the meeting, Bassi also stressed on increasing police presence, intensive and coordinated checking at vulnerable points, and sensitization of second-hand car dealers, transporters, property dealers, among others. This year, Delhi Police has put special focus on security along the city borders and specialised teams of commandos have been pressed into service, the official said, adding that the force has also acquired 200 digital cameras which can capture minute details, to be installed at strategic locations in and around Rajpath.

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