At Red Fort’s I-Day Event, PM Modi’s Security Guard Faints Due to Heat, Rushed to Hospital

Other security personnel immediately jumped into action and rushed him to the Indian Army Camp at the Red Fort for medical aid.

Written by: India.com News Desk Edited by: Kritika Bansal

Updated: August 15, 2021, 2:11 PM IST

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PM Modi addresses the nation from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort during the 75th Independence Day function, in New Delhi, Sunday, August 15, 2021. (PTI Photo)

New Delhi: A cop part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security team fainted during the Independence Day event at the Red Fort on Sunday. The Delhi Police personnel is said to have fainted due to hot weather in Delhi, where the maximum temperature for the day was 36 degrees Celsius.

The incident occurred after PM Modi concluded his 90-minute Independence Day speech. As people started moving out, the policeman fell unconscious near entry gate number 4C.

Other security personnel immediately jumped into action and rushed him to the Indian Army Camp at the Red Fort for medical aid.

A policewoman of the same security unit said, “We are from Delhi Police but our dress is plain safari suit as we are part of the Prime Minister’s security. We are always deployed at PM’s programmes.”

The actual cause of the policeman collapsing was not completely clear but senior Delhi Police officials said he fainted due to heat. He was later taken to a hospital in an ambulance.

(With inputs from IANS)