New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- The ministry of railways had to arrange at least six special trains at short notice to bring nearly 10,000 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel to the national Capital for security preparations ahead of the October 10 protests, officials aware of the matter said, adding that railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and senior ministry officials held a nearly three-hour meeting with the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Thursday evening to discuss train arrangements, including cancellations and diversions. One train carrying CAPF troops reached Delhi on Friday afternoon while another will arrive tonight, they added.

"The meeting was related to the arrangement, the cancellation/diversion of trains in the backdrop of t...