Heavy drama ensued after a ball smashed the windscreen of the private vehicle in which Delhi Minister Rakhi Birla was travelling in Mangolpuri here on Sunday evening.
Although the police have registered a first information report, preliminary investigations reveal that it was a misdirected throw by a child that landed on windscreen and damaged it, the police said. Ms. Birla managed to escape unhurt, they added.
A police officer said the Women and Child Welfare Minister had gone to a temple in R-Block of Mangolpuri close to her house in Outer Delhi when the incident took place. She was travelling in her private car at the time of the incident.
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Based on her statement, a case regarding throwing of a stone at her vehicle was immediately registered.
However, closer examination revealed that the damage was apparently caused due to a ball.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Cabinet colleagues, including Ms. Birla, have so far refused to take any security cover.
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Undeterred by the incident, the journalist-turned-politician maintained that she did not need any security cover.
The security wing of the Delhi Police said they had asked the local police to submit a report, based on which any decision to deploy personnel will be taken.
As of now, none of the Cabinet members enjoy a security cover. But policemen are sent to manage crowds in event Mr. Kejriwal is travelling to a crowded area. There is, however, no such provision for the other Ministers, said a police officer.