Locked up: CP shops close early amid protests

A lock hangs on the door of a Connaught Place shop after businesses across the market closed early amid ongoing protests in New Delhi on Thursday, 23 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

People walk past closed shops, offices and eateries in Connaught Place after businesses downed their shutters early amid ongoing protests in New Delhi on 23 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Shoppers and commuters walk past shuttered outlets across Connaught Place as shops, offices and eateries downed their shutters early on 23 July 2026 due to ongoing protests in New Delhi. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Shops, offices and eateries across Connaught Place downed their shutters ahead of schedule amid ongoing protests in New Delhi on Thursday, 23 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Ongoing protests in New Delhi prompted shops, offices and eateries in Connaught Place — one of the capital's busiest commercial hubs — to pull down their shutters well before closing time on 23 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

For the second time this week, shops, offices and eateries in Connaught Place reportedly closed earlier than usual as protests continued to roil New Delhi on 23 July 2026, according to visuals captured on the ground. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)