<p>A 59-year-old man, who was recklessly driving a car under the influence of alcohol, crashed into the wall of Rashtrapati Bhavan after hitting an iron girder on the road.</p>.<p>According to the FIR, accessed by <em>IANS</em>, on July 1, around 2.20 a.m., a man driving the car carelessly collided with an iron girder and crashed into the wall adjacent to Gate No. 5 of Rashtrapati Bhavan.</p>.<p>"Upon hearing a loud impact, a PCR vehicle stationed near Gate No. 5 of the Presidential palace on Dara Shikoh Road swiftly responded and arrived at the scene," the FIR read.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/police-alerted-about-unidentified-flying-object-over-pms-residence-nothing-suspicious-found-1233382.html" target="_blank">Police alerted about 'unidentified flying object' over PM's residence; nothing suspicious found</a></strong></p>.<p>An official said that the driver, although unharmed, was found to be in an inebriated condition. Both airbags got deployed as a result of the collision, ensuring his safety during the incident.</p>.<p>He was then taken by the police to nearby Ram Manohar Lohia hospital where doctors found him under the influence of alcohol. The driver, identified as Mahabir Prasad, a resident of Onkar Nagar was arrested.</p>.<p>"A case under sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees) of the Indian Penal Code, section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act and section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act was registered at South Avenue police station," said a police official.</p>
<p>A 59-year-old man, who was recklessly driving a car under the influence of alcohol, crashed into the wall of Rashtrapati Bhavan after hitting an iron girder on the road.</p>.<p>According to the FIR, accessed by <em>IANS</em>, on July 1, around 2.20 a.m., a man driving the car carelessly collided with an iron girder and crashed into the wall adjacent to Gate No. 5 of Rashtrapati Bhavan.</p>.<p>"Upon hearing a loud impact, a PCR vehicle stationed near Gate No. 5 of the Presidential palace on Dara Shikoh Road swiftly responded and arrived at the scene," the FIR read.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/police-alerted-about-unidentified-flying-object-over-pms-residence-nothing-suspicious-found-1233382.html" target="_blank">Police alerted about 'unidentified flying object' over PM's residence; nothing suspicious found</a></strong></p>.<p>An official said that the driver, although unharmed, was found to be in an inebriated condition. Both airbags got deployed as a result of the collision, ensuring his safety during the incident.</p>.<p>He was then taken by the police to nearby Ram Manohar Lohia hospital where doctors found him under the influence of alcohol. The driver, identified as Mahabir Prasad, a resident of Onkar Nagar was arrested.</p>.<p>"A case under sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees) of the Indian Penal Code, section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act and section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act was registered at South Avenue police station," said a police official.</p>