'Nitish Kumar' Questioned, Probe On After He Tries To Enter High-Security Area During Bihar CM's I-Day Speech
In an incident of security lapse, a man tried to enter a high-level security zone during Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's Independence Day speech in Patna.
Independence Day 2023: In an incident of a security breach, a man, identified as Nitish Kumar, tried to enter a high-security area with a poster during the Independence Day function at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna, reported PTI. According to the agency, The 26-year-old man was demanding a government job on compassionate grounds. As per the report, the man's father served in Bihar Military Police (BMP) and died a few years ago. Kumar tried to enter a high-security area where his namesake CM was addressing the people on the occasion of 77th Independence Day.
He held a poster detailing his demand but was quickly overpowered by security personnel present there who moved him out from the venue, the report stated.
Meanwhile, the district administration in Patna has ordered a high-level inquiry into the incident.
"The man has been identified as Nitish Kumar (26), son of late Rajeshwar Paswan, a resident of Munger district. He is being questioned by the security officials. Preliminary investigation revealed his father was a BMP personnel who died on duty a few years ago," Patna District Magistrate Chandrashekhar Singh told PTI.
"He claims he is eligible to get a government job on compassionate grounds as his father had died on duty. He wanted to meet the CM for this reason. We have ordered an inquiry and further investigation is underway," he added.
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