PM Narendra Modi's 'security breach': MHA's panel summons Punjab DGP Chattopadhyaya, 13 other senior officials in Ferozepur

A three-member committee, constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), reached Ferozepur to inquire into the 'security breach' during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab's Ferozepur.

The three-member committee led by Sudhir Kumar Saxena, Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat and comprising of Balbir Singh, Joint Director, IB and S. Suresh, IG, SPG reached Ferozepur and visited the spot early on Friday where Prime Minister's convoy was stuck for over 15-20 minutes due to road blockade by protesters.

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The three-member committee constituted by the Union home ministry to probe the security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Punjab visit on January 5 has summoned state police chief Siddharth Chattopadhyaya and 13 other senior officials in Ferozepur.

The officials summoned are additional director general of police (ADGP) G Nageshwar Rao, ADGP Jitendra Jain, inspector general of police (IGP), Patiala, Mukhwinder Singh Chinna, Ferozepur deputy inspector general Inderbir Singh, Faridkot DIG Surjeet Singh, Ferozepur deputy commissioner Davinder Singh, Ferozepur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Harmandeep Hans, Moga SSP Charanjit Singh Sohal, Kotkapura duty magistrate Varinder Singh, Ludhiana joint commissioner Ankur Mahendru, Bathinda deputy commissioner ASP Sandhu, Bathinda SSP Ajay Maluja and the Ferozepur VVIP control room in-charge.

With protesters blocking the road, the PM's cavalcade was stranded on a flyover 30 km from the National Martyrs Memorial in Punjab's Hussainiwala on January 5 where the Prime Minister was going to attend an event organized for the inauguration of several projects of crores of rupees.

Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday constituted the three-member committee to inquire into the 'security breach' during PM Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab's Ferozepur, which led to the exposure of the VVIP to grave security risk.

Home Ministry Spokesperson in a Tweet on Thursday had informed about the formation of the committee which will submit the report at the earliest.

The move comes after the Home Ministry on Wednesday also sought a detailed report from the Punjab government over the security lapse and asked it "to fix responsibility for this lapse and take strict action".

Meanwhile, the Punjab government has also constituted a high-level committee to probe the incident.

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-PTC News