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The Prime Minister of the country gets the highest level of security but in the past 6 months alone, there have been at least 6 instances of security scares.
Most of them occurred during his roadshows and political rallies.
Here are the list of such incidents: (1/n)
Most of them occurred during his roadshows and political rallies.
Here are the list of such incidents: (1/n)
#FirstIncident: On April 30, a mobile phone was hurled at PM Modi during a roadshow in Mysuru city of Karnataka.
In the video, the cell phone could be seen missing the Prime Minister by only a few inches.
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In the video, the cell phone could be seen missing the Prime Minister by only a few inches.
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According to the police, the accused was identified as a BJP worker, who supposedly chucked the phone at PM Modi out of ‘excitement’ and had no ill will.
The said incident had the potential to injure the Indian Prime Minister.
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The said incident had the potential to injure the Indian Prime Minister.
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#SecondIncident: On April 24 this year, a ‘foreign object’ was hurled at PM Modi during his roadshow in Kochi city of Kerala.
While everyone greeted him with flowers, a man threw his mobile phone at PM Modi.
A SPG official was seen quickly responding to the situation.
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While everyone greeted him with flowers, a man threw his mobile phone at PM Modi.
A SPG official was seen quickly responding to the situation.
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Reportedly, the mobile phone had ‘slipped’ out of the hands of the accused man while showering flower petals at PM Modi.
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#ThirdIncident: A few days prior to his Kerala roadshow, a handwritten letter vowing to harm the Indian Prime Minister in a suicide attack was sent to the BJP’s State Committee office in Thiruvananthapuram.
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At the same time, the purported security details of PM Modi’s Kochi trip were leaked on social media.
It included granular details of the Prime Minister’s itinerary and names of individual officers responsible for his protection.
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It included granular details of the Prime Minister’s itinerary and names of individual officers responsible for his protection.
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#FourthIncident: On March 25, PM Modi experienced another security scare during a political rally in Davanagere, Karnataka.
In a viral video, a man was seen running towards the convoy of the Prime Minister.
Fortunately, he was overpowered by the police & SPG officials.
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In a viral video, a man was seen running towards the convoy of the Prime Minister.
Fortunately, he was overpowered by the police & SPG officials.
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The accused was later taken into custody.
SP (Davanagere) CB Ryshyanth, "...All of a sudden, a youth crossed the wooden barricade and he started to run towards the PM’s convoy, but we caught him immediately"
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru…
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SP (Davanagere) CB Ryshyanth, "...All of a sudden, a youth crossed the wooden barricade and he started to run towards the PM’s convoy, but we caught him immediately"
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru…
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#FifthIncident: On January 12, a young boy breached the security cover of the Prime Minister while trying to garland him during a roadshow in the Hubballi, Karnataka.
The youth escaped from the enclosure on the side of the road and rushed towards the convoy of PM Modi.
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The youth escaped from the enclosure on the side of the road and rushed towards the convoy of PM Modi.
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He had a garland of flowers in his hand.
The police and traffic personnel stopped the boy and took him away.
Nonetheless, PM Modi was graceful to retain the garland and keep it in his car.
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The police and traffic personnel stopped the boy and took him away.
Nonetheless, PM Modi was graceful to retain the garland and keep it in his car.
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#SixthIncident: On November 24, 2022, three photographers violated the ‘No Drone Fly Zone’ during PM Modi’s visit to Bavla in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
They claimed they did not know that flying drones over the rally of the PM was prohibited.
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They claimed they did not know that flying drones over the rally of the PM was prohibited.
https://twitter.com/tv9gujarati/status/1595811801236525056
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The Additional District Magistrate had notified, a day earlier, that flying drones in the radius of 2 km from the Prime Minister’s rally was not allowed.
The drone used by the photographers was taken down and probed by the Bomb detection and Disposal squad (BDDS).
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The drone used by the photographers was taken down and probed by the Bomb detection and Disposal squad (BDDS).
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These incidents are those that occurred in the past 6 months alone.
Earlier in July 2022, Congress workers triggered a security scare by releasing black balloons near PM Modi's chopper in Andhra Pradesh.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/congress…
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Earlier in July 2022, Congress workers triggered a security scare by releasing black balloons near PM Modi's chopper in Andhra Pradesh.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/congress…
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In January last year, the Punjab govt endangered the life of PM Modi by letting political protestors block his convoy for over 20 minutes at a flyover, 30 kms away from Hussainiwala.
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https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1478660398710763522
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Calling this a major lapse, the Union Home Ministry stated that the PM’s travel plan was communicated well in advance to the State govt.
It mentioned that the Punjab govt also neglected to deploy additional security to secure any movement on the road.
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It mentioned that the Punjab govt also neglected to deploy additional security to secure any movement on the road.
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