Snag forces RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to travel in non-bullet proof car in Kochi

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, under Z-plus security cover, was forced on Thursday to travel in a non-bullet proof car for about two kms on his way to the Kochi airport after his protected vehicle developed some mechanical problem.

Police said the RSS Sarsanghchalak's bullet proof car's steering developed mechanical defect when his convoy entered the airport road in Nedumbassery near Kochi. Bhagwat, guarded by an armed squad of CISF, however, continued his travel to the airport in a spare car to catch his morning flight, they said.

"It happened two kilometers away from the airport. He travelled in the spare car which was not bullet proof. But all laid down procedures were followed while Bhagwat was taken to airport in the spare car," a police official told PTI on condition of anonymity.

The RSS chief had arrived in Kochi on December 29 to attend various functions in the state.