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- Sixteen Delhi Metro stations were closed from 7:30 AM on Thursday until further notice due to security concerns, as announced by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
- The closures coincide with intensifying protests by the Cockroach Janta Party demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak controversy.
- Interchange facilities remain available at Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House, and Central Secretariat, and heavy security has been deployed at Jantar Mantar.
- Separately, a Delhi Police ACP was injured in stone-throwing violence in Connaught Place on Wednesday night, and police allegedly stopped opposition MPs from meeting hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk at a hospital.
What to watch next
- DMRC updates on when the 16 closed stations will reopen
- Whether Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike ends after his demand for written assurance against legal action
- Further police action or protests after the Connaught Place violence
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