Bhopal, Dec. 29 -- Ahead of New Year 2026 celebrations, security arrangements have been tightened up across Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal, with police intensified checking procedures to ensure law and order in the city.

The police personnel are conducting checks along with breath analyzers to check commuters for drunken driving and executing thorough searches of four-wheelers to prevent illegal transportation of liquor. Additionally, bars and restaurants were also checked and given necessary instructions to operators in view of the New Year celebrations.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP, MP Nagar) Manish Bhardwaj told ANI, "In view of the New Year Celebrations, all the field police officers in Bhopal have been instructed to remai...