Overview
- Justice Ravinder Dudeja directed that a beat constable visit Khatri at least once daily for the next two weeks as an interim safeguard.
- The court recorded that protecting citizens’ lives is a constitutional duty of the State and disposed of the petition with expedited timelines.
- Delhi Police told the court the request has been sent to the DCP Outer North and the Special Cell, which will conduct a threat assessment and decide on security.
- An FIR was registered at Narela after Khatri reported threats from a Ukraine-registered number demanding ₹5 crore and invoking Rohit Godara by name.
- Khatri’s plea says initial limited protection given on September 29 was withdrawn the next day, and he now says he cannot campaign or leave his home.