Hubballi

A boy tried to give garland to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his roadshow here with Karnataka Police stating that there "was no such breach in PM's security cover" and more information is being gathered about the person.

"There was no such breach in PM's security cover. A person tried to give a garland to PM Modi at his roadshow. We are gathering more information about the person," said Gopal Byakod, DCP Crime, Hubballi Dharwad.

#WATCH | Karnataka: A young man breaches security cover of PM Modi to give him a garland, pulled away by security personnel, during his roadshow in Hubballi.

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The official's response came amid reports that there was breach in PM's security cover as a boy approached his vehicle to give a garland.

Police say it was not a serious lapse and all people in the enclosure from where the boy came were properly frisked by SPG, and the whole area was properly sanitised by security agencies.

The boy, who rushed towards the Prime Minister's vehicle during the roadshow ahead of the inaugural ceremony of the National Youth Festival in Hubballi, was pulled away by security personnel. They gave the garland to the Prime Minister who was standing on the running board of his moving vehicle as enthusiastic crowds waved at him.

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The Prime Minister held a roadshow after he arrived in Hubbali to inaugurate National Youth Festival on birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.