Youth with pistol standing close to Rahul Gandhi arrested

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KASNA (UP), May 12, 2011: Amid the confusion and fast changing turn of events after the arrest of Rahul Gandhi in Bhatta Parsaul village of Greater Noida late on Wednesday night, there was a major breach in the Congress general secretary’s security.

The local police arrested a youth allegedly armed with a country made pistol, as he stood close to the young Congress MP. He was part of the crowd that had gathered around Gandhi, as the latter was escorted to Kasna police station after his arrest.

The armed man was spotted and detained by the police on time. The youth, who was yet to be identified, was handed over by the UP Police to the Special Protection Group (SPG) personnel guarding Gandhi, for further questioning.

The SPG has sought a detailed report from the UP Police on Gandhi’s security breach.

The scare came on a day when Gandhi dodged the UP Police and sneaked into the restricted Bhatta Parsul area on a motorbike. Before being arrested, he spent nearly 18 hours with the villagers who have been protesting land acquisition bid by the state government.

Courtesy: NDTV