New Delhi : Delhi has been put on high alert with heavy security arrangements and police barriers across the city,ahead of Independence Day and in the wake of an intelligence alert.

“There shall be special checking of all vehicles, both private and commercial, entering the city from neighbouring states through border entry points,” said Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Anil Shukla.

Sources said Besides Delhi Police personnel and commandos, security officials in plain clothes and snipers will also be deployed around the Red Fort. At least 80 companies of security forces (around 6,000 personnel) will be deployed at the Red Fort and the surrounding areas, said the official.

Even rickshaw-pullers and vendors in the area have been asked to keep a lookout for suspicious objects and people, police said.