Karnataka Elections: Security breach seen during PM Narendra Modi’s roadshow in Mysuru

A mobile phone was thrown towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vehicle on Sunday during his roadshow in Mysuru, Karnataka. Modi was holding a mega roadshow to give a boost to BJP's campaign for the assembly polls in Karnataka.

A large number of people and BJP supporters had gathered on both sides of the road to greet the Prime Minister. The phone was hurled out of "excitement" by a woman BJP worker who had no "ill-intention", police told PTI.

The phone landing on the bonnet of the vehicle after it was flung at the vehicle did not go unnoticed by the Prime Minister who indicated about the object to the Special Protection Group (SPG) sleuths who were accompanying him.

"The Prime Minister was under the protection of the SPG. The lady (whose phone fell on PM's vehicle) was a BJP worker. The SPG people returned it to her later," Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), Alok Kumar told PTI.

Here is the video of the security breach during PM Modi’s roadshow.

#WATCH | Security breach seen during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow, a mobile phone was thrown on PM’s vehicle. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/rnoPXeQZgB

— ANI (@ANI) April 30, 2023

"In the excitement (of the event), it was thrown and she had no (ill) intention but we are trying to trace the lady because the phone was handed over to her by the SPG sleuths," he added.

The incident happened when Modi, flanked by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha and former ministers K S Eshwarappa and S A Ramadas, was waving at people who gathered in large numbers on both sides of the roads.

(inputs from PTI)