Rameshwar Mishra, an army naik who was arrested for entering a high-security VVIP area at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) to get a close look at Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January last year, was apprehended by the Vanrai police on Wednesday night. This time, the 38-year-old allegedly posed as a National Security Guard (NSG) member while attending a meeting regarding the security arrangement of the prime minister, who is to hold a rally at NESCO centre in Goregaon on July 13.

A police source said, “The meeting was arranged in NESCO centre hall no. 1. It was headed by the director general of the Special Protection Unit (SPG), and attended by members of various departments, including the NSG Special Protection Unit, Bomb Disposal Unit, Mumbai Police Protection Unit, joint commissioner (law and order) of the Mumbai police, additional commissioner of the north region, Zone 12 DCP, the ACP of Dindoshi division and senior inspector of Vanrai police station. Dozens of officers and staffers were present. The meeting started at 10.30 am and ended around 12.30 pm.”