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As the G20 Summit wrapped up on Sunday, sources within the Delhi Police revealed that code names were assigned for hotels, Bharat Mandapam and Rajghat in view of the successful organisation and security of the mega event that hosted world leaders.
The Ministry of Home Affairs and communication units follow standard procedures for assigning code words. These code words are managed jointly by the Delhi Police’s security unit, Special Protection Group (SPG), and the communication unit under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
All hotels where foreign leaders stayed, from US President Joe Biden to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, were given code names.
The hotel where Biden stayed, the Maurya Sheraton, was code-named ‘Pandora’. The hotel where Rishi Sunak stayed was named ‘Samara’.
Rajghat was code-named ‘Rudrapur’, and Pragati Maidan was code-named ‘Niketan.’ The Le Meridien Hotel was code-named ‘Mahabodhi’, and the Taj Man Singh Hotel was code-named ‘Paramount’.
These code words are kept confidential so that during movements, the location and identity of foreign guests can be kept secret. These code words are also used on wireless communication to prevent security breaches.
Throughout the G20 summit, these code words were kept highly confidential, and even junior-level police staff were not aware of them.
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