Gyanesh Kumar’s security beefed up as INDIA bloc steps up SIR protest

The Delhi Police have bolstered security measures around Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's home after receiving new threat intelligence. The heightened security, which includes a Z-plus protection level, typically involves 50 personnel on rotating shifts for the residence and procession. This increased police presence is also a response to ongoing protests in New Delhi, particularly those led by the INDIA bloc, which has called for Kumar's removal over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

The protests have prompted the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide 221 companies of Central Armed Police Forces, comprising around 23,000 personnel, to Delhi Police from October 8 to 12. These forces will assist in managing the demonstrations, securing critical government structures, and maintaining order in central Delhi.