New Delhi: A 35-year-old man, suspected to be mentally unstable, lay down Tuesday on the road near Parliament when Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s convoy was approaching, police said.
The man, identified as Vishambhar Das Gupta, is a resident of Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh and claims to be a Bhojpuri singer, they said.
When the convoy was exiting the Parliament complex, the man rushed towards the main road and lay down on the road at around 1.25pm demanding that he be allowed to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he wanted to get his name in the Aadhaar card changed, police said.
“When Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s convoy was exiting Parliament, the man, who was loitering at a lawn in Vijay Chowk, rushed towards the main road and lay down. Seeing the man from a distance, the driver applied the brakes,” a senior police officer said. The man was lying at least 50-60 metres away from the convoy when the vehicles stopped.
Meanwhile, the Quick Response Team stationed outside Parliament swung into action and removed the man from the road, added the official.
The man was detained for security breach and later taken to Parliament Street Police Station where he was jointly interrogated by police and intelligence officials and nothing incriminating was found. He was later let off, the officer said.
The police said the man had been staying in a hotel near the New Delhi railway station for the last four days and he often comes to Delhi and tries to meet political leaders.
Agencies