Police Clear Diljit Dosanjh’s Delhi Concert After Review

Police permission has been issued for Diljit Dosanjh’s October 30 concert at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi after organizers discussed additional security, traffic and crowd-management measures with authorities. The event had been scheduled to go ahead, but permission was initially withheld before being reconsidered, according to the organizer, BookMyShow Live. BookMyShow Live said it presented a detailed plan and committed to complying with police requirements. The organizer described the permission as temporarily withheld rather than cancelled. Delhi Police had not issued an immediate response to that statement, according to the reporting. Dosanjh also confirmed in an Instagram Live session that the concert would take place. He criticized reports about the event that he said had circulated without facts being checked, and told fans he would see them in Delhi on October 30. A Delhi Police letter dated October 21 informed BookMyShow Live that the concert request could not be approved at that time. The letter cited specific threat-related inputs and security and law-and-order commitments during the festive season. Police officials separately said the arrangements organizers...