Barricading

10 Oct 2026

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BJP — Delhi Police

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Police, Delhi

Police sealed Jantar Mantar, set up checkpoints and concrete barriers on main roads and entry points, and deployed tens of thousands of police and paramilitary personnel. Entry and exit at dozens of metro stations were closed from the night of 9 October at Delhi Police's request, and trains into New Delhi were cancelled. Counts of personnel, closed stations and cancelled trains differ. [2][4][6][1][3][5]

• more than 30,000 police and paramilitary personnel deployed, said local media (via Al Jazeera) [2]
• over 35,000 police, said The Tribune [6]
• 57 metro stations named for closure in Delhi Police communications, said Supreme Court order of 9 October (via LiveLaw) [5]
• 47 metro stations closed or restricted on 10 October, said Solicitor General Tushar Mehta [5]
• 45 metro stations closed, said The Tribune [6]
• more than 200 trains cancelled, said AFP [1]
• nearly 250 trains to Delhi cancelled by Northern Railways, said The Tribune [6]

Court: On 9 October the Supreme Court, in M.A. Baby v. Union of India, observed that Delhi Police communications closing 57 metro stations and cancelling trains appeared to be overreaching and said metro services could be regulated but not banned outright. On 11 October it directed that metro and rail services run normally subject to public order, that barricades be reviewed and that free movement be permitted, and issued notice on a contempt petition over the closures. [5]

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