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Updated On: 02 February, 2010 08:14 AM IST | | Prawesh Lama
An 'Afghan' man barged into the German embassy in New Delhi hours before German President Horst Kohler's first state visit to India. No official complaint registered, say police
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An 'Afghan' man barged into the German embassy in New Delhi hours before German President Horst Kohler's first state visit to India. No official complaint registered, say police
An unidentified man barged into the German embassy Monday afternoon.
Sources said the man, an Afghan national, was in a taxi and when intercepted by security officials could not spell out a clear reason for his presence around the embassy.
State visit
The incident assumed special significance as it happened just hours before German President Horst Kohler's first state visit of India.
President Kohler arrived in New Delhi later in the evening on a six-day visit.
Taken by surprise
Security agencies were in a tizzy and local police was informed about the breach immediately. As soon as the news flashed, senior police officials rushed to the spot and took the man into custody.
The police refused to part with any exhaustive details, however, confirmed that "a man" tried to break into the German embassy compound.
No formal complaint
Additional Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Shankar Dash said, "We have not received any formal complaint from the German embassy. We had received information that a man who is most likely an Afghan national had entered the embassy. As the incident occurred just ahead of the German President's visit to India, I immediately ordered senior officials to rush to the spot."
Reconnoissance
Though Dash did not confirm the nationality of the man, he said the man had "misplaced some visa papers" and reached the embassy to enquire about it. "He had come in a taxi. We haven't registered an FIR, so far."
Sources, however, said initially the police had received inputs that the man was caught while conducting a recee of the embassy.
This is President Kohler's first state visit to India. He is accompanied by his wife Eva Luise Kohler.
An unidentified man barged into the German embassy Monday afternoon.
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German President Horst Kohler arrived in India on Monday for a six-day state visit |
State visit
The incident assumed special significance as it happened just hours before German President Horst Kohler's first state visit of India.
President Kohler arrived in New Delhi later in the evening on a six-day visit.
Taken by surprise
Security agencies were in a tizzy and local police was informed about the breach immediately. As soon as the news flashed, senior police officials rushed to the spot and took the man into custody.
The police refused to part with any exhaustive details, however, confirmed that "a man" tried to break into the German embassy compound.
No formal complaint
Additional Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Shankar Dash said, "We have not received any formal complaint from the German embassy. We had received information that a man who is most likely an Afghan national had entered the embassy. As the incident occurred just ahead of the German President's visit to India, I immediately ordered senior officials to rush to the spot."
Reconnoissance
Though Dash did not confirm the nationality of the man, he said the man had "misplaced some visa papers" and reached the embassy to enquire about it. "He had come in a taxi. We haven't registered an FIR, so far."
Sources, however, said initially the police had received inputs that the man was caught while conducting a recee of the embassy.
This is President Kohler's first state visit to India. He is accompanied by his wife Eva Luise Kohler.
| This is President Horst Kohler's first visit to India. His itinerary during the six-day visit is as follows: |
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