Overview
- Delhi Police on Wednesday put the capital on high alert with extra deployments, a 500-person cap per procession, and a blanket ban on weapons and provocative slogans.
- Jahangirpuri, the site of 2022 Hanuman Jayanti violence, now has layered checkpoints, flag marches, and Aman committee outreach to prevent flare-ups.
- Investigators say suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Shabbir Ahmed Lone surveyed temples and crowded sites, which triggered audits and tighter protection at places like the Gauri Shankar Temple.
- Hyderabad will field about 3,000 personnel for Thursday’s Sri Veera Hanuman Vijay Yatra with 168 tributary processions, route fixes, trained rope-party volunteers, limits on DJ sound systems, bans on unauthorised drones, and idol-height safeguards near bridges.
- Traffic police issued diversions across cities, with Delhi restricting key central corridors on April 1–2, Hyderabad closing stretches along the 12 km yatra route from 9 am to 8 pm Thursday, and Mumbai curbing flows near Vakola and JVLR during set evening and overnight windows.