From the archive record
Delhi Police cops patrol the streets of Old Delhi, around Jama Masjid. Women walk past in hijab and burkhas / burqa. The cops wear masks. The women do not require masks, given their attire. Manual driven cycle rickshaws and two and three wheeled auto rickshaws and bikes go past , with many a horn and traffic sound. The policemen announce instructions for the pedestrians on their megaphone like announcement system. A Delhi Police Toyota Innova MUV passes by. Is there a security alert in Old Delhi? This is just after the 15th August high alert, so maybe the developments in Afghanistan necessitate a higher amount of vigilance in Delhi as well...? The cops stand on guard outside an old haveli and then a mosque. They check the identity papers of local residents and passersby. See traffic and da