Tight security for PM Modi's visit to Hyderabad on May 26
May 24, 2022 22:08
The Telangana police is making tight security arrangements for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the city on May 26, who will be attending an event at the Indian School of Business, and is deploying around 2,500 police personnel.
Modi will participate in the celebration of completion of 20 years of ISB Hyderabad and address the graduation ceremony of post graduate programme class of 2022.
The event will see participation of around 900 students from ISB's Hyderabad and Mohali campuses.
Around 2,500 police personnel will be deployed in view of prime minister's visit to the city and all necessary arrangements are in place, police sources said.
Asked on reports that police were collecting the details of ISB students as part of precautionary measures, the sources said they were checking the antecedents of all those who will be attending the event.
"We do background check of all those people who will be in the proximity of the Prime Minister. Not just students, staff among others also. It is not specific to studentsall those who are attending the event," sources said.
On reports that social media accounts and online posts of some of the students were under vigil, the sources said "...whatever is required is being done as part of the background check". -- PTI
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