New Delhi barricades center, deploys nearly 30,000 personnel ahead of Gen-Z protest

Nearly 30,000 personnel were deployed in New Delhi on October 10, 2026, ahead of planned Gen-Z demonstrations. Police placed heavy barricades around Connaught Place near Jantar Mantar in central New Delhi that morning and began detaining small groups as they arrived. The scale of pre-emption raises questions about proportionality that will linger.