India heavily increases security at farmer protest sites Indian para-military force soldiers stand against layers of barricades at Delhi-Utttar Pradesh border, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. Indian authorities Tuesday heavily ramped up security along three main protest sites outside New Delhi's border, using cemented iron spikes, steel barricades and deployed hundreds of police in riot gear in their latest attempt to thwart the growing farmers' protest on the edges of the capital. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) | Photo: AP By RISHABH R. JAIN and MANISH SWARUP Updated: February 02, 2021 06:40 AM Created: February 02, 2021 06:14 AM NEW DELHI (AP) - Indian authorities heavily increased security at three main protest sites outside New Delhi's border on Tuesday, adding iron spikes, steel barricades and hundreds of riot police in an attempt to stop tens of thousands of demonstrating farmers from entering the capital.