Noida police have increased surveillance and checks on routes leading to Delhi ahead of a proposed October 10 protest at Jantar Mantar, with additional personnel deployed along the Gautam Buddh Nagar district’s borders with the national capital. The heightened security measures are expected to affect vehicles and commuters travelling towards Delhi during the protest period.
According to a report by Live Hindustan – NCR, Noida police conducted an intensive checking drive at the Chilla border on Friday in coordination with Delhi Police. Officers checked vehicles travelling towards Delhi and paid particular attention to activities they considered suspicious. Monitoring was also increased on other routes connecting Noida with the capital.
The proposed demonstration is linked to opposition to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR, of electoral rolls. The report said the protest is expected to involve members associated with the Cockroach Janta Party and organisations supporting the demonstration. Police activity has been focused on tracking movements connected with the proposed gathering and preventing any disruption to law and order in the district.
Additional police personnel have been stationed at all borders adjoining Delhi, while officers have been holding regular meetings to review the security arrangements. The stated priority is to ensure that the proposed protest does not affect law and order in Noida and that any potentially disruptive situation is addressed in time.
The security response also includes digital monitoring. Two police teams have reportedly been formed to track posts and messages related to the protest on social media platforms. The teams are focusing on content that authorities consider misleading, provocative or capable of disturbing public order. The report said that posts identified during monitoring could be fact-checked and dealt with under applicable rules.
The increased policing comes with a parallel responsibility to keep normal traffic moving across the Noida-Delhi boundary. Chilla is one of the key crossings between the two urban areas, and vehicle checks can affect travel times when traffic volumes are high. The report did not provide details of how many people were stopped or questioned during Friday’s operation, and no official figure was available on the number of additional personnel deployed.
There has also been discussion of possible preventive detention of some people linked to the Cockroach Janta Party ahead of the protest. However, the report said the police had not officially confirmed any detentions, their number or the identities of those involved. The status of those claims therefore remains unclear.
Police officers are continuing to review the arrangements at the borders, with vehicle checks, additional deployment and social-media monitoring being used to track developments before the proposed October 10 demonstration. Further action will depend on the security assessment and the movement of people towards Delhi.
