With pubs, restaurants and bars anticipating a crowded New Year’s eve, the Delhi Police is putting final touches to the security arrangements to avert any untoward incident on Saturday. More than 2,000 security personnel, including from ITBP, CRPF, RAF, will be deployed at Connaught Place that will witness a huge crowd of revellers tomorrow evening, a senior police officer said.
Cops from Special Branch will also be present in plainclothes at restaurants to ensure that festivities go peacefully.
Entry will be restricted to Connaught Place post 8.30 pm as residents of the area, with valid ID cards and families with invitation cards of restaurants or car parking stickers will be allowed, he said.
Groups of boys without any proof of booking at any restaurant won’t be allowed entry. There will be five arrest parties and PCR vehicles will be patrolling the area.
Staff in plainclothes will be patrolling the venues to ensure that drugs are not being consumed in washrooms and linking areas.
The venues have also been asked to ensure that female guests, who are too drunk to drive or leave on their own, are escorted in cabs by the staff to their houses. Venues have also been instructed to ensure that the cabs are arranged for customers who are not accompanied by a sober driver or who are too drunk to drive on their own. There will be different patrolling parties at the Inner, Middle and Outer Circle in Connaught Place.
