Bengaluru city will come under elaborate security cover during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with nearly 16,000 police personnel deployed for duty. Traffic will be regulated in the city for VVIP movement.
Police teams, led by two officers of the rank of Additional Commissioner and Joint Commissioner, will monitor security arrangements. Twenty companies of the Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) and 30 companies of the Armed Reserve will remain vigilant alongside the posse of city police personnel.
The Leela Palace Hotel on HAL Airport Road will turn a fortress, with the two leaders scheduled to address a private event attended by Indian and German delegates. Traffic movement in the city is likely to be affected, sources added.
