Delhi Police placed security seals on roadside manhole covers near the Red Fort in New Delhi on 12 August 2026, as part of heightened arrangements ahead of Independence Day on 15 August. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
A roadside tubewell near the Red Fort was fitted with a security seal by Delhi Police on 12 August 2026, part of a sweep to secure all ground-level access points ahead of Independence Day celebrations. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Rows of sealed shops near the Red Fort in New Delhi on 12 August 2026 reflect the scale of Delhi Police's security cordon put in place three days before Independence Day. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
A shuttered and sealed shop near the Red Fort in New Delhi on 12 August 2026 illustrates the extensive security clampdown ordered by Delhi Police ahead of Independence Day on 15 August. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
A Delhi Police officer applies an official seal to a shop near the Red Fort in New Delhi on 12 August 2026, as authorities conducted a systematic shutdown of commercial premises in the vicinity ahead of Independence Day. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Delhi Police personnel carried out shop-sealing operations near the Red Fort on 12 August 2026, enforcing a security perimeter as part of preparations for the Independence Day function on 15 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Multiple Delhi Police personnel were deployed to seal shops in the Red Fort precinct in New Delhi on 12 August 2026, as security agencies tightened the cordon three days ahead of Independence Day. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Delhi Police teams sealed shops across the Red Fort zone in New Delhi on 12 August 2026, completing a security lockdown of the area in the run-up to the national Independence Day ceremony on 15 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)