Rahul Security

After gun scare, UP Police says Rahul's ignoring safety basics

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Thursday July 7, 2011

The third day of Rahul Gandhi's walkathon through UP began with a security scare.  A man with a revolver was spotted worryingly close to the Congress General Secretary.  Mr Gandhi's SPG (Special Protection Group) members detained the man as he approached Mr Gandhi.Hari Mohan Sharma was handed by the SPG to the UP police.  He claims t...

Man with pistol caught near Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 12, 2011

A youth armed with a country made pistol seen standing close to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was detained on Wednesday night at Kasna police station in Uttar Pradesh.The identity of the youth, who appeared to be in his twenties, is not known yet. He was present among the crowd of people standing close to Rahul Gandhi who was taken to Kasna police s...

Rahul meets woman who had blocked his car

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 8, 2011

A day after security personnel stopped an aggrieved woman, who had squatted in front of Rahul Gandhi's car, from meeting him, the Congress leader today ensured that she was given a patient hearing.Rahul called Shobhawati Devi and met her at Munshiganj guest house this morning and enquired about her problems, party sources said here.While the SPG pe...

District administration orders probe in Rahul's security breach

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 8, 2011

The Kanpur district administration today ordered an inquiry into the alleged security breach and lathicharge of Congress workers and journalists during Rahul Gandhi's visit.District Magistrate Mukesh Meshram said that a probe has been ordered into the incident and whosoever found guilty will be prosecuted.ADM City Shailendra Kumar will probe the in...

Divya's mother meets Rahul Gandhi, demands justice

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 18, 2011

Mother of the teenager, who died after she was sexually assaulted allegedly by her school manager's son in Kanpur last September, today met Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi at the party headquarters in Lucknow and sought his intervention to bring the guilty to justice.She also alleged that police had harassed her during the course of investi...

Prime Minister's Office writes to UP about Rahul security

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Friday January 14, 2011

Rahul Gandhi's recent trip to Allahabad saw youth workers from the Samajwadi Party who tried to stop his car, waving black flags. Guards from Gandhi's SPG (Special Protection Group) were forced to push back some of the protesters.Now, the Prime Minister's office has written to the Mayawati government, asking for details of the alleged security brea...