New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Around 11,000 additional personnel from the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are being deployed in the Capital for the next few days ahead of a massive protest call by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday, officials familiar with the matter said, as protests seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar continued to escalate.

With the additional deployment, the total number of central force personnel in Delhi will rise to around 26,000 - among the highest such deployments in the city since the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.

According to records accessed by HT, the Union home ministry on Wednesday approved the deployment of 110 CAPF companies in Delhi from October 8 to 12. Each CAP...