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How Delhi’s security guards battle cold, smog, and anti-pollution curbs

While Delhi sleeps behind locked gates, hundreds of private security guards fight a silent battle against cold winters and toxic smog amid government-imposed bans on biomass burning.

Sajid Ali

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  • Sajid Ali is a New Delhi-based journalist and heads The Migration Story's multimedia vertical. He has over eight years of experience in multimedia storytelling and investigative reporting. He was previously Head of Multimedia at ThePrint India (2017-2025), where he led video production and flagship programmes like Cut The Clutter, Off The Cuff, Democracy Wall and many others. His frontline experiences include covering the 2020 India-China border flare-up, reporting from the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict near the Line of Control in Poonch & Uri, in-depth coverage of the Pahalgam tourist massacre, and extensive reporting on the Covid-19 pandemic, culture, and business. Sajid also trains journalists on pre- and post-production and AI integration in visual storytelling.

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