India, March 4 -- The national Capital will witness intensified vigil at all motorable Delhi-Haryana and Delhi-Uttar Pradesh borders, as part of the elaborate security arrangements to ensure peaceful celebrations. More than 15,000 police personnel will be deployed across the national Capital for Holi, an official said.

The deployment comes alongside a pre-Holi crackdown under 'Operation Aaghat', during which the southern range of Delhi Police arrested 204 people and apprehended 973 others under preventive provisions, according to the official.

Special focus this year will remain on drunken driving, rash driving and motorcycle stunts, with multiple pickets to be set up at major intersections, sensitive locations, markets and residential ...