A plan for every protest: Inside Delhi Police’s crowd-control machinery

New Delhi: Delhi’s streets have seen a steady churn of protests, processions, marches, rallies and strikes this year, keeping police on their toes. Each programme brings its own set of crowd-control, traffic and law-and-order challenges. Data for the first eight months of 2026 shows police handled more dharnas, processions, marches and strikes than during the corresponding period last year.