The SPG team was totally on alert during the 7-hour visit of PM to Kyiv and BR shields were unfolded to foil any sniper as PM Modi walked into the Peace Park
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered tributes to Mahatma Gandhi statue at Oasis of Peace Park in Kyiv, the sleuths of Special Protection Group (SPG) deployed the bullet-resistant shields to protect the Indian PM after anti-India sentiment in Ukraine was conveyed by the Indian diaspora.
No less than 60 SPG commandos led by Director SPG Alok Sharma were deployed at the Mahatma Gandhi statue venue after the PM’s team was told about the anti-India sentiment prevailing in Ukraine due to New Delhi’s perceived proximity to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
During PM Modi’s meeting with the Indian diaspora, it was conveyed that Indians were facing a tough time in the country as Ukrainians blame Indians for siding with Putin and Russia.
It is learnt that the Indian SPG team was totally on alert during the seven-hour visit of the PM to Kyiv and bullet resistant shields were unfolded at the Park to foil any sniper as PM Modi walked into the Peace Park. Videos aired by the news channels showed the BR shields being deployed and the entire place was swarming with security personnel.
The PM’s security team heaved a sigh of relief after Narendra Modi boarded the train back to Poland, from where he is flying to New Delhi tonight.