New Delhi: Ahead of Independence Day celebrations, security has been beefed up across the country. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hoist the Tricolour at the Red Fort and address the nation on Thursday, Delhi police have deployed personnel around the Red Fort, and bomb disposal staff have been carrying out checking of the nearby vicinity of Red Fort with dogs.
Delhi Police using AI
The Delhi Police have been taking advantage of artificial intelligence. Many CCTV cameras have also been installed.
Special cameras were installed on the Door Frame Metal Detector (DFMD), which will be connected to the facial recognition system to keep a check on invitees coming to Red Fort on the occasion of Independence Day.
Delhi Police, along with Border Security Force personnel, have been patrolling the Yamuna. The raids are being monitored through binoculars in the Yamuna.
Security arrangements have been tightened across the state of Punjab.
Police tightens security
"It is the duty of the police; during such occasions, we have to be on our toes. So Bathinda Police is taking some security measures every day...Bathinda Police carried out a flag march in sensitive areas..." said Bathinda SSP Amneet Kondal.
UP Police deployed
The Uttar Pradesh police have deployed personnel in all the sensitive areas. "Given the Independence Day celebrations, security has been tightened...Police forces have been deployed in all the sensitive areas...Suspicious vehicles are being checked..." said ADCP Noida Manish Mishra. (with Agency inputs)
