The historic Red Fort complex, which was closed for visitors about a week ago due to security reasons in view of a farmers’ march, has been reopened, official sources said on Sunday.
The iconic Mughal-era monument, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in old Delhi, was “suddenly sealed” late Monday night “due to security reasons”.
“It was reopened a couple of days ago,” a source at the Archaeological Survey of India said.
However, the Red Fort is regularly closed for visitors on Mondays, so they will not get entry inside the complex on February 19. The site was temporarily closed amid a massive deployment of police and paramilitary forces in central Delhi in view of the farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ march. Sources said “no order has been officially issued for reopening” of the site, adding, it was closed in accordance with police instructions and accordingly reopened.
