A video of a man with a gun tucked into his waist climbing on to a vehicle carrying Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to garland him went viral on social media on Monday.
Riyaz Ahmed, a businessman, was taken into custody by the Siddapura police for the security lapse and violation of model code of conduct.
It was later found that Riyaz had exemption from the authority concerned due to threat perception.
The BJP criticised the ruling party on the security lapse.
Inquires revealed that Riyaz had a threat to his life and was under attack in 2019 and hence was allowed to carry weapons. However, the police are verifying whether there was any security lapse on part of the police personnel deployed for the CM’s security, a police officer said.
