India, Oct. 12 -- For some, India Gate was a Sunday sightseeing stop. For others, Connaught Place was a lunch destination. But barricades, road diversions and police restrictions disrupted plans for visitors, as security was tightened across New Delhi on Sunday.

Groups of visitors from Bihar, Nigeria and the United States arrived at the India Gate but were asked to leave, with police citing security reasons.

Barricades were placed at all entry points to the monument as security arrangements continued for a second consecutive day amid the possibility of fresh protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Sanjay Kumar from Bihar said, "I had come for an excursion to the India Gate on Sunday but the police told me that I cou...