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The volunteers formed a human chain around Modi and Shah and allowed only security personnel into the cordoned area. Apart from Delhi Police personnel, there were nine companies of paramilitary and reserve police forces deployed along the route,” said an official. NEW DELHI: The security establishment faced one of the biggest challenges when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah decided to break protocol and walk along the gun carriage with the mortal remains of Atal Bihari Vajpayee . The cavalcade then took a small detour and went towards Daryaganj instead of taking right from Dilli Gate. They only closed both carriageways on stretches on which the procession moved.Central Delhi — where Rashtriya Smriti Sthal is located —was divided into five broader regions headed by DCP-rank officers.The regions were further divided into 12 zones headed by an ACP..