National capital turns into fortress for R-Day parade

Delhi | Friday | 26th January, 2018

Summary:

Snipers have been stationed atop high-rise buildings while scores of CCTV cameras keeping a tight vigil onpeople's movements on the parade route. Moorthymore-inThe national capital has been put under a security blanket with thousands of security personnel, anti-aircraft guns and sharpshooters deployed in view of the Republic Day parade that will be attended by ASEAN leaders. Security personnel keep a strict vigil on the eve of Republic Day at Rajpath in New Delhi on January 25, 2018. The visiting ASEAN leaders, after attending the ASEAN summit yesterday, will be the chief guests at the Republic Day parade. Nearly 60,000 security personnel drawn from the Delhi Police and central security forces have been deployed in Central Delhi..