New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- Ahead of the 77th Republic Day celebrations on January 26, 2026, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved the deployment of 53 additional companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) across the national capital in view of heightened security concerns, top sources said.

The additional forces, comprising over 5,800 armed personnel, will be deployed to bolster the existing security apparatus, with Delhi Police remaining the nodal agency for maintaining law and order.

The additional CAPF personnel will be positioned across all critical locations within a two-kilometre radius of Kartavya Path-- a nearly 3-kilometer-long ceremonial boulevard running from the Rashtrapati Bhavan (President's residence) on Raisin...