ITBP guest house made ready for Rao’s arrival

But it was obvious from the SPG presence, complete with sniffer dogs, the unusually large police reinforcements that kept arriving, and the jeeps from the Prison Department of Delhi Police that went in and out of the ITBP compound, that they were prepared for any eventuality. An SPG man who was leaving the compound refused to elaborate on the reason for his presence in the area and drove away saying that “the sniffer dog needed to be fed”.

The policemen themselves seemed curious and even hedged their bets on which way the verdict might go. They went as far as to set up barricades to keep the press from Rao’s car, if he arrived. The police had been drawn from different parts of the Greater Kailash sub-division, Delhi Police (Prisons) as well as the Control Room.

The police were informed the moment they heard that bail had been granted, and seemed visibly relieved that they would not have to deal with a VIP visitor in a particularly delicate situation, at least for now.