<p>The city police have arrested a 35-year-old former NSG personnel for allegedly trying to enter the VVIP area at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s event at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) on Thursday, an official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The ex-employee of the National Security Guard (NSG) was carrying a fake identity card that “showed” he was still associated with the country’s elite counter-terrorism unit, said the official.</p>.<p>The accused, who was wearing a ribbon that read “Delhi Police PM Security”, was stopped by the policemen while allegedly trying to enter the high-security VVIP area about one-and-a-half hours before the PM's arrival at the venue, he said. The PM is protected by the Special Protection Group.</p>.<p>Police officials took him into custody on suspicion on the day of the event at the MMRDA ground in BKC and began an inquiry, he said.</p>.<p>“The accused person has worked with the NSG in the past. He also tampered with an identity card to show that he was still working with NSG, he said.</p>.<p>PM Modi was in the city on Thursday to lay foundation stones and inaugurate a host of projects worth Rs 38,000 crore aimed at developing infrastructure, easing urban travel, and strengthening healthcare in the country’s financial capital. He also travelled on a newly inaugurated Metro line.</p>.<p>The BKC police registered a case against the man for forgery and impersonation. “He has been remanded in police custody till January 24,” said the official, adding that a probe was underway.</p>
<p>The city police have arrested a 35-year-old former NSG personnel for allegedly trying to enter the VVIP area at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s event at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) on Thursday, an official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The ex-employee of the National Security Guard (NSG) was carrying a fake identity card that “showed” he was still associated with the country’s elite counter-terrorism unit, said the official.</p>.<p>The accused, who was wearing a ribbon that read “Delhi Police PM Security”, was stopped by the policemen while allegedly trying to enter the high-security VVIP area about one-and-a-half hours before the PM's arrival at the venue, he said. The PM is protected by the Special Protection Group.</p>.<p>Police officials took him into custody on suspicion on the day of the event at the MMRDA ground in BKC and began an inquiry, he said.</p>.<p>“The accused person has worked with the NSG in the past. He also tampered with an identity card to show that he was still working with NSG, he said.</p>.<p>PM Modi was in the city on Thursday to lay foundation stones and inaugurate a host of projects worth Rs 38,000 crore aimed at developing infrastructure, easing urban travel, and strengthening healthcare in the country’s financial capital. He also travelled on a newly inaugurated Metro line.</p>.<p>The BKC police registered a case against the man for forgery and impersonation. “He has been remanded in police custody till January 24,” said the official, adding that a probe was underway.</p>