Independence Day 2022: From Kashmir To Delhi, India put under heavy security cover for 75th I-Day celebration

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

New
Delhi,
Aug
15:
India
has
not
only
been
decked
in
tricolour
hues
in
the
lead
up
to
the
75th
Independence
Day
celebrations,
but
also
put
under
a
heavy
security
blanket,
right
from
Delhi,
the
epicentre
of
the
mega
celebrations,
to
Jammu
and
Kashmir.

The
police
machinery
across
states
has
been
put
on
vigil
to
ensure
that
the
celebrations
are
not
hampered
in
any
way.

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DELHI

In
Delhi,
where
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
will
be
addressing
the
nation
from
the
ramparts
of
the
historic
Red
Fort,
security
has
been
stepped
up
with
Delhi
Police
deploying
more
than
10,000
personnel
to
guard
the
Mughal-era
monument.

From
facial
recognition
system
(FRS)
cameras
installed
at
the
entry
point
of
the
Red
Fort
to
multi-layered
security
cover
and
deployment
of
over
400
kite
catchers
and
fliers
on
rooftops
and
other
sensitive
locations
in
the
fort
area
to
counter
any
threats
from
sub-conventional
aerial
platforms
—
the
area
is
under
hawk-eye
vigil.

With
nearly
7,000
invitees
expected
to
attend
the
event
at
the
Red
Fort,
a
five-kilometre
area
around
the
monument
has
been
marked
as
“no
kite
flying
zone” till
the
tricolour
is
hoisted.
Dependra
Pathak,
Special
Commissioner
of
Police
(Law
and
Order),
had
said
provisions
of
Section
144
have
already
been
instituted
in
Delhi.

Anti-drone
systems
from
Defence
Research
and
Development
Organisation
(DRDO)and
other
security
agencies
have
also
been
installed,
police
said.

MUMBAI

In
the
financial
capital
of
the
country,
Mumbai,
several
law-enforcing
units
have
been
deployed
to
man
the
streets
of
the
metropolis
along
with
anti-drone
systems,
an
official
said.
According
to
the
official,
while
there
was
no
specific
input
in
view
of
Independence
Day,
as
a
matter
of
routine,
security
of
vital
installations
had
been
increased
and
officials
have
been
asked
to
conduct
spot
visits.
“We
are
conducting
anti-sabotage
checks.
Since
Wednesday,
‘operation
all
out’
is
underway
comprising
checking
of
hotels,
vehicles
and
road
barricading.
Action
is
being
taken
against
history-sheeters
and
those
externed,” the
official
added.
The
official
also
anticipated
crowding
as
the
country
is
celebrating
Azadi
ka
Amrit
Mahotsav
to
mark
75
years
of
Independence.

JAMMU
AND
KASHMIR

In
Kashmir,
where
the
main
function
will
be
held
at
the
Sher-e-Kashmir
Cricket
Stadium
with
Lieutenant
Governor
Manoj
Sinha
presiding
over
it,
drones,
snipers
and
policemen
in
plain
clothes
have
been
deployed
for
surveillance.

Vehicle
checking
has
been
intensified,
according
to
officials,
while
police
and
paramilitary
forces
have
been
deployed
in
strength
at
many
places
in
the
city
and
elsewhere
in
the
Valley
to
thwart
any
attempts
by
militants
to
disrupt
the
celebrations.
Random
search
of
vehicles
and
frisking
of
people
is
also
being
carried
out
at
several
places
in
the
Valley,
they
said.

Sharp
shooters
have
been
deployed
at
all
high-rise
buildings
around
the
stadium
to
prevent
any
untoward
incidents.
Human
and
technical
surveillance
is
being
used
to
ensure
that
the
day
passes
off
peacefully.
“Aerial
watch
is
being
maintained
in
major
markets
of
Srinagar
city,
looking
for
miscreants,
criminals
and
subversive
elements.
Such
elements
should
know
that
there
is
an
eye
above
looking
for
them,”
the
Srinagar
police
said
on
Twitter.

Following
a
call
by
banned
militant
groups
United
Liberation
Front
of
Asom
(Independent)
(ULFA(I))
and
National
Socialist
Council
of
Nagaland
(NSCN)
to
“boycott”
the
Independence
Day
celebrations
and
“total
shutdown”
in
five
states
of
the
Northeast,
security
has
been
tightened.

TRIPURA

In
Agartala,
additional
forces
have
been
deployed
in
strategic
areas,
while
dog
squads
have
been
put
into
service
to
thwart
any
untoward
incident,
officials
said.
A
senior
BSF
officer
said
the
856-km
international
border
has
been
put
on
high
alert
to
ensure
peace
during
the
celebrations.

ASSAM

In
Assam,
a
multilayer
security
arrangement
has
been
put
in
place
across
parade
grounds
and
other
sensitive
places,
a
top
police
officer
said,
adding
that
that
they
have
information
on
some
movements
of
the
insurgent
groups
in
a
few
districts,
mostly
in
those
along
the
inter-state
border
with
Arunachal
Pradesh.
“We
have
got
inputs
of
militant
movements
in
a
few
districts,
mostly
in
Upper
Assam
along
the
inter-state
border
with
Arunachal.
The
district
SPs
have
been
asked
to
deploy
a
multi-layered
security
system
in
and
around
the
parade
grounds
in
the
state,”
he
said
on
condition
of
anonymity.
The
main
Independence
Day
function
in
Assam
will
be
held
at
the
Veterinary
College
Playground
in
Khanapara
in
Guwahati.

On
August
5,
ULFA(I)
and
NSCN
issued
a
joint
statement
calling
for
a
“boycott”
of
the
Independence
Day
and
a
“total
shutdown”
from
Sunday
midnight
till
6
pm
on
Monday.

PUNJAB and UTTAR PRADESH

The
police
forces
in
Punjab
and
Uttar
Pradesh
(UP)
also
made
some
key
arrests
of
suspects
linked
to
terror
groups,
ahead
of
the
Independence
Day.
In
UP,
the
police
has
arrested
a
19-year-old
man
for
allegedly
having
links
with
terror
group
Jaish-e-Mohammed
and
being
in
touch
with
handlers
in
Pakistan
and
Afghanistan
through
social
media,
officials
said
on
Sunday.

The
Punjab
Police
on
Sunday
claimed
to
have
busted
a
Pakistan
ISI-backed
terror
module
and
arrested
four
persons.
The
operation
was
carried
out
jointly
by
the
Punjab
Police
and
the
Delhi
Police.

Punjab
Chief
Minister
Bhagwant
Mann
will
unfurl
the
tricolour
in
a
state-level
function
in
Ludhiana
on
Monday,
while
his
Haryana
counterpart
Manohar
Lal
Khattar
will
unfurl
the
flag
in
Panipat’s
Samalkha
amid
tight
security.