10,000 paramilitary forces to keep India safe on R-Day
January 11, 2016  18:46
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Just in: At least 10,000 additional paramilitary forces will be deployed in Delhi to ensure security for the upcoming Republic Day celebrations.

With a high alert being sounded across the country in view of the Republic Day celebrations, security agencies have stepped up vigil at sensitive airports in the country entailing passengers to go through a second round of frisking and detailed scanning of their footwear and handbags.

At large and important airports like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai and Ahmedabad, passengers are being screened through multiple layers of CISF and airport security and a number of them are being asked to take out shoes and open hand baggages for a thorough checking. Airlines and special teams of the CISF and airport security have been asked to conduct risk-based Secondary Ladder Point Check which entails frisking passengers on the air side just before entering the aircraft.

Pic: A team of motorcyclists practice on Rajpath this morning for the Republic Day parade. The pic was tweeted by President of India ‏@RashtrapatiBhvn.
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