Overview
- Delhi Police filed an FIR at Seemapuri station after PWD engineers reported broken glass strewn over a one-kilometre stretch of the Shahdara route, and CCTV footage is being examined to identify culprits
- Municipal and PWD crews cleared the shards overnight while patrols and quick response teams have been deployed to protect barefoot pilgrims
- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and MLA Sanjay Goyal personally oversaw the clean-up and called for a swift probe into the deliberate sabotage
- The Kanwar Yatra will run until July 23, with an expected 6–7 crore participants nationwide and 15–20 lakh walking through Delhi from Haridwar to Shiva temples
- Control rooms remain active and authorities across Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are using drones, CCTV networks and over 7,000 security personnel to manage crowds and traffic