Amit Shah’s security breached in Mumbai, impersonator arrested
Sep 08, 2022
Mumbai, Sep 08 (ANI): Mumbai Police has arrested a man for allegedly impersonating as the Personal Assistant (PA) of an MP from Andhra Pradesh and thus breaching the security of Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to Mumbai. The accused, Hemant Pawar of Dhule in Maharashtra, has been sent to five-day police custody by the court after being arrested by the Malabar Hill Police Station. According to the police, the accused was also seen outside the residences of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis while impersonating himself as a member of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). He also carried ribbon tag. He was seen at both the places where the Union Home Minister Amit Shah's events were held. 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.