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Amit Shah's security breached in Mumbai; accused arrested, sent to custody

The security breach for Home Minister in Maharashtra was witnessed during his first visit as the police verified later that the accused name was not mentioned in Shah's list of security

Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis visits Lalbaug cha Raja, the prominent Ganesh mandal, in Mumbai
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis visits Lalbaug cha Raja, the prominent Ganesh mandal, in Mumbai (Photo: PTI)

BS Web TeamAgencies New Delhi
A breach in the security of Home Minister Amit Shah during his recent visit to Mumbai has come to light. According to a report by NDTV, a man pretending to be an official of the home ministry hovered around Amit Shah. Later, the person was arrested.

The man arrested by the police has been identified as Hemant Pawar and he allegedly pretended to be an aide of an Andhra Pradesh MP. It is being alleged that this person roamed around the home minister for hours wearing a home ministry ID-card.

Later, a home ministry official got suspicious and informed the Mumbai Police.

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