— SPL DGP ARPIT SHUKLA REVIEWS SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS IN FATEHGARH SAHIB AHEAD OF SHAHEEDI SABHA
— DRONES ARE BEING USED TO MONITOR TRAFFIC AND PARKING ARRANGEMENTS, SAYS SPL DGP ARPIT SHUKLA
CHANDIGARH/FATEHGARH SAHIB, December 23:
Ahead of Shaheedi Sabha, Special Director General of Police (Special DGP) Law and Order Arpit Shukla on Tuesday visited Fatehgarh Sahib and reviewed the security arrangements at the spot to ensure that the event would be conducted in a smooth and secure manner in the district.
The three-day annual Shaheedi Sabha to pay homage to the martyrdom of Chotey Sahibzadas— Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh, the youngest sons of the 10th Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh, will be held at Fatehgarh Sahib from December 25 to December 27, 2025.
Notably, the entire area has been systematically divided into six sectors and a force of over 3400 police personnel, under the supervision of six SP rank officers and 24 DSP rank officers, have been deployed to ensure the safety, orderly movement, and comfort of the lakhs of devotees expected to visit from across the globe.
Special DGP Arpit Shukla, accompanied by DIG Ropar Range Nanak Singh and SSP Fatehgarh Sahib Shubham Aggarwal, briefed all the SP and DSP rank officers and police force deployed to ensure foolproof security arrangements of the Shaheedi Sabha. He directed them to adopt the utmost humble approach towards the sangat and work with full dedication and determination to make this event successful.
Reviewing all the security arrangements, he said that many new initiatives have been implemented by the Fatehgarh Sahib police to ensure peaceful and smooth conduct of the Shaheedi Sabha this year so that the pilgrims would not face any kind of hassle in paying obeisance.
The Special DGP said that a total of 22 parking slots have been earmarked and Shuttle bus service between the parking area and Gurdwara Sri Fatehgarh Sahib will be available for the convenience of the devotees. For seamless traffic management and minimal inconvenience to the devotees, police has tied up with the Google for real-time geo-tagging of the parkings and sign boards have been installed to guide the devotees, he said.
He said that six help desks, which include a police desk, medical aid and fire, have also been set to assist devotees. Apart from this, an integrated control room has also been established, he added.
Special DGP Arpit Shukla said that six drones and 300 Closed Circuit Television (CCTv) Cameras are being used to monitor traffic and parking arrangements, besides, keeping vigil around anti-social elements.
Meanwhile, in an initiative to enhance the road safety and prevent road accidents due to the fog, police teams will also paste reflector stickers on tractor-trolleys.
