Security alerts for Independence Day on August 15 are routine but this time the Delhi Police have  warned of a specific threat. At a high-level meeting on Friday, the police, according to sources,  discussed a possible bid to infiltrate the security ring at Red Fort, the venue of the Prime Minister’s Independence Day address to the nation.

“Anti-social elements and those with ideological leaning towards Khalistani movement can portray themselves as Delhi Police personnel and try to infiltrate Red Fort security. Attempts can be made to create a law and order situation at religious sites in Delhi,” reported ANI quoting sources.

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A high-level meeting of the top officials of the Delhi Police was held earlier in the day. The agenda of the meeting was Independence Day security and fresh intel alerts shared by various agencies.

Red Fort is the venue for the PM’s annual Independence Day address to the nation and apart from him the ‘whos who’ of the government and diplomacy are present. This year the contingent of sportspersons that participated in the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics will also be present.

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The venue has a three-tier security apart from aerial surveillance.The more than 350-year-old Fort is already out of bounds for the general public and the police have installed huge containers outside the main gate to block the path as well as the view.

In the run-up to the annual event, there have been intelligence inputs about Pakistan-sponsored terrorist groups planning to launch drone attacks in the national capital on the occasion of Independence Day.

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A few days ago, the Delhi Police seized a drone that was flying near the Red Fort. It turned out that the drone was being used by the makers of a web series that was being shot in the area. The drone was seized as an order in July had prohibited the flying of aerial objects like drones, paragliders and hot air balloons, ahead of Independence Day.