20 additional CRPF companies rushed in from West Bengal amid CJP protests in Delhi
The Centre has ordered deployment of 20 additional companies of the CRPF in Delhi to strengthen security measures in view of the CJP protests and demonstrations by various political parties, officials said on Wednesday. The Centre has deployed 20 additional CRPF companies amid ongoing CJP protests. (Naveen Sharma/ANI) The forces, all drawn from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), are being airlifted from West Bengal after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) ordered their immediate deployment in the national capital on Tuesday night. A total of 20 CRPF companies are being airlifted from Kolkata to be deployed in Delhi to strengthen the law and order in view of the CJP protests, demonstrations by various political parties and the ongoing Parliament session, official sources in the security establishment told PTI. Also read: ‘Police have been absolutely brutal’: Capital turns battlefield as cops use tear gas, batons in clash with protesters Multiple instances of violent clashes during the latest protests have necessitated this immediate deployment, they said. They said these companies were deployed in West Bengal for …

