Updated On: 16 February, 2026 06:09 PM IST | Tarun Verma
Union Home Minister Amit Shah lays the e-foundation stone for the Delhi Police Special Cell’s integrated headquarters during the 79th Raising Day celebrations in New Delhi, marking the beginning of a Rs 400-crore project envisioned as the country’s most modern centre to combat narcotics and terrorism. Pics/PTI, Text/ANI

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Shah lays the e-foundation stone for the Delhi Police Special Cell’s new integrated headquarters describing it as the country`s "most modern centre" for tackling narcotics and terrorism while announcing the Rs 400 crore state-of-the-art facility, set to include a cyber lab, war room and indoor firing range to strengthen the Delhi Police
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Delhi Police’s SWAT team, dog squad and motorcycle riders perform a ceremonial march past at the Raising Day parade

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The Home Minister inaugurates the first phase of the Safe City Project, dedicating the advanced C4I command centre to the capital
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Taking the salute, Shah highlights improvements in internal security and efforts to curb terrorism and Maoist insurgency

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He later reiterates the government’s resolve to eliminate Left-wing extremism nationwide by March 2026. Citing reforms under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shah says new criminal laws will modernise justice delivery across India
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"For the first time, community service has been legalised as a punishment for minor offences," said Shah.