Delhi has been placed on high alert ahead of Independence Day, with more than 25,000 Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel deployed across the capital. A multi-layered security grid has been established around the Red Fort

According to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), the other locations in the national capital that received calls alleging bomb blasts are Jamnagar House, Jhandewalan Flatted Factory Complex, District Magistrate Office in Saket, and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Office at Delhi Cantt