Deputy Commissioner of Police Sachin Sharma led a police patrol through Connaught Place, New Delhi, on 10 October 2026 as security was tightened ahead of a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Delhi Police personnel, led by DCP Sachin Sharma, patrolled Connaught Place on 10 October 2026 as part of heightened security measures deployed ahead of a demonstration targeting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Security personnel were deployed across Connaught Place, New Delhi, on 10 October 2026 as authorities raised the alert level in anticipation of a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Rajiv Chowk metro station, one of Delhi's busiest transit hubs, was closed on 10 October 2026 as authorities sealed access around Connaught Place ahead of the protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A visible ring of security personnel was stationed at Connaught Place on the morning of 10 October 2026, Saturday, ahead of a planned demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Palika Bazar, the underground market at Connaught Place, remained shut on 10 October 2026 as security arrangements disrupted normal trade in central New Delhi during the protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Security personnel stopped and questioned commuters entering Connaught Place on 10 October 2026, with movement heavily restricted around the area ahead of the protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Security forces stood guard at key entry points of Connaught Place on 10 October 2026 as New Delhi authorities implemented precautionary measures ahead of the demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A dense police presence was observed across Connaught Place in central New Delhi on 10 October 2026, as authorities prepared for a rally directed against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A pedestrian walked past shuttered shops at Connaught Place on 10 October 2026, as the protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar prompted traders to down their shutters across the commercial hub. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Empty storefronts lined Connaught Place on 10 October 2026 as a man walked through the largely deserted commercial hub, with shops remaining shut due to the heightened security surrounding the protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Shops across Connaught Place remained closed on 10 October 2026 as heightened security tied to the demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar kept footfall at a minimum near Jantar Mantar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Visitors walked past locked outlets at Connaught Place on 10 October 2026 as the area around Jantar Mantar saw restricted movement amid security deployments linked to the protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Connaught Place wore a deserted look on Saturday, 10 October 2026, as security measures prompted by the protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar kept shoppers and traders away from the central Delhi hub. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Usually bustling Connaught Place fell silent on 10 October 2026, with trade at a standstill as the protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and accompanying security deployments emptied one of Delhi's premier commercial zones. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Traders at Connaught Place bore the brunt of the security lockdown on 10 October 2026, with shops shuttered and commercial activity halted as protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar unfolded near Jantar Mantar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Closed shops and a strong security presence defined Connaught Place on 10 October 2026, capping a day of disruption in central New Delhi triggered by the protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar near Jantar Mantar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)