3 detained in Buxar over alleged plot to breach PM security: Cops

Buxar SP Shubham Arya said the action was taken following an intelligence input on instructions of the police headquarters in Patna.

Three people have been detained by the Buxar police in Bihar on suspicion that they were plotting to breach Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security and carry out an attack, senior state police officers said on Friday.

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Buxar superintendent of police (SP) Subham Arya said the cyber cafe owner Aman Kumar Tiwari (22), under the Simri police station area, sent an electronic communication making this claim.

Arya said the action was taken following an intelligence input on instructions of the police headquarters (PHQ) in Patna. A special team was constituted, and three persons were detained for questioning.

“During raids, police have seized electronic devices, including laptops, from the accused’s house. In view of the apprehension of tampering with the evidence, his room has been sealed and police force has been deployed there,” he said, declining to give more details about the case.

Bihar DGP Vinay Kumar confirmed the police action. He said the Buxar police were currently investigating the case from all angles. “The suspects in the case have been detained and interrogated. An investigation is underway to determine the true purpose of the young man behind it. An old case has also been reported,” he added.

Police said the seized electronic has been sent for forensic examination.

To be sure, police officers familiar with the case said Tiwari was taken into custody by the Bengal police in 2022 when he threatened to attack the Kolkata airport. But he was a minor at the time and was let off.

(With inputs from Prashant Ranjan)