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A ground report highlights intense security measures in central Delhi as Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel take action amid protests. Heavy deployments of the Rapid Action Force and Central Reserve Police Force equipped with riot gear and batons were seen marching near Block A, Palika Bazar, and Baba Kharak Singh Marg in the inner circle of Connaught Place. With protesters gathering and attempting to head towards Jantar Mantar, police barricaded key entry and exit points, turning the area into a fortress. Buses have also been positioned across the vicinity for detentions as authorities monitor groups gathering along Janpath and Minto Road.

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00:00I also am being joined by Anmol Bali.
00:02Viewers, remember, today we have all of our reporters on the ground
00:06reporting, bringing us all of these updates from different corners of the national capital.
00:11We ourselves were there a little while back.
00:13Anmol Bali now joining us on the broadcast with more details on this very story.
00:17Anmol, at this given point, two political leaders who've been detained.
00:21What is it that you are learning on your part? What's happening?
00:28Sir, currently I am here near the Block A of the Knot Place towards the Kharak Singh Maher.
00:34Where in the visuals, I'll show you the police action and the paramilitary action has started
00:37because a few minutes ago, we have seen that large numbers of protesters have gathered here
00:42near the Block A, inside the inner circle area of the Knot Place,
00:47where you can clearly see in the visuals that police and paramilitary forces have started
00:52their march towards the inner circle.
00:55They are finding the protesters, those who are standing in the group,
00:58those who are trying to march towards the Jantar Mantar.
01:01But on the other hand, you can clearly see in the visuals,
01:04the large deployment of RAF and CRP forces by the Delhi police and the administration.
01:11And clearly in the visuals, you can see they are here with the baton and canes
01:15and they are here with the anti-right gears.
01:17And currently, they are marching towards the inner circle,
01:20block A area near the Palika Bazaar.
01:23And clearly, you can see the police action has started
01:24because large number of protesters have gathered here in the Knot Place.
01:28We have seen that near the Janpath also, near Minto Road also,
01:32a few of the protesters, those who are hiding inside the streets,
01:35inside the inner circle.
01:37And now police action has started.
01:38I'll ask my camera person to pan camera towards the inner circle of the Knot Place
01:44near the A block, where you can clearly see in the visuals,
01:47just a few steps away from the Palika market.
01:49And here, in the heart of the national capital,
01:51you can see in the visuals, large deployment of paramilitary forces
01:56and Delhi police personnel, those who are kind of marching inside the inner circle
02:00to kind of show protesters that they are here.
02:04Because a large number of police forces and paramilitary forces
02:07has been deployed here in the national capital.
02:10Exit and enter point of the Knot Place, which enjoys proximity to the Jantar Mantar,
02:16where the protesters have called their march.
02:18They have turned the whole into a fortress.
02:20And clearly, in the visuals, you can see that police personals are holding lathees in their hand
02:25with anti-right gears.
02:27They have started, initiated their action here in the Knot Place.
02:31In the visuals, you can see this is Palika Bazaar.
02:33Usually, on Saturday, we see a lot of traffic here.
02:35But today, due to the protest, whole area has been barricaded.
02:39And now you can see in the visuals, senior police officials have gathered here.
02:43And in the visuals, they are giving bite to the media person.
02:47But on the other hand, in the visuals, I will also show you the buses
02:51which have been parked here by the Delhi police paramilitary forces
02:54that if a situation arises, there are large number of protesters gathered here
02:59to control them, to detain them.
03:02Anmol, as you speak, we'll come back to you.
03:04Just give me a second here.

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