Against the backdrop of the recent Gen Z protests in Nepal, which spiralled into violence and forced a regime change, Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golchha is learnt to have directed three units — the Intelligence branch, Operations unit and Delhi Armed Police — to draft a “contingency action plan” to deal with a similar situation if it were to arise in the national capital.

In a recent meeting, Golchha is also learnt to have asked two Special Commissioners of Police to form a committee to conduct an audit of their inventory of non-lethal weapons and to suggest if more such weapons or technology are required.

Senior officers said the development comes keeping in mind the fact that “large-scale, youth-driven, leaderless demonstrations — similar to the ones witnessed in Kathmandu and ot

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