A 32-year-old man has been arrested by the Mumbai police for breaching the security of Union Home Minister Amit Shah by allegedly impersonating the Personal Assistant (PA) of an MP from Andhra Pradesh. The incident took place during Shah's visit to Mumbai earlier this week. The accused was seen roaming around Union home minister Amit Shah and other leading politicians for hours at Sagar bungalow, the residence of Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.
The accused, identified as Hemant Pawar of Dhule district of Maharashtra, has been sent to 5-day police custody by a local court in Mumbai on Tuesday. Pawar was arrested by the Malabar Hill Police station on Monday when Amit Shah visited Mumbai to meet Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde.
