Man detained from outside Jaitley’s house

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, December 18

A man in his 30s — Ganesh Nayak, a resident of Prakash Mohalla in Garhi, allegedly suffering from depression, has been detained for lurking suspiciously near the residence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitely in Greater Kailash, a police official said.

Last night, the Greater Kailash Police Station was informed about a man near Jaitely's residence. On reaching the spot, which was a park, nearly 100 yards from Jaitley's house, police learnt that the staff of Rajasthan Armed Constabulary deployed at the residence of the minister had put up porta cabins there as resting place and the person had entered there, a senior police official said.

Investigations revealed that Nayak seemed to be under the phobia of being attacked by unknown persons, he said.

On Monday, when he was returning home around 9 pm, two-three persons were crossing his path and he feared that they were going to beat him, following which he started running towards the cabins.

He finally ended up at the spot and hid himself behind the porta cabins, he added. Subsequently, he was caught by the staff, who then informed the police about it, he said.

Nayak's version that he was working as a security guard has been verified from his employer and nothing suspicious has been found, the official added.

The police official said Nayak seems mentally disturbed due to some family trouble.

He is staying at Prakash Mohalla in south Delhi’s Garhi with his friends and colleagues. His family is in West Bengal.