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

Nearly 30,000 personnel were deployed across New Delhi on October 10, 2026, before planned Gen-Z protests — demonstrations by young people. Police set up heavy barricades around Connaught Place near Jantar Mantar in central New Delhi that morning and detained small groups on arrival. The size of the operation raises lasting questions about whether the response was proportionate.