Man held for trying to enter PM's home

New Delhi: First it was three youngsters who tried to force their way into Race Course Road, then it was a British national who peeped into the Prime Minister's residence and finally it was a suicide attempt near his house.

But troubles for the already harried Prime Minister's security do not seem to be ending anytime soon.

An engineer was detained on Tuesday when he tried to forcibly make his way into the Prime Minister's residence.

He has been remanded to a mental institute by a court here.

"Where is Mr Prime Minister? I need to speak to him immediately," engineer Sampat Kumar, a bachelor of technology from a US university, told guards who challenged him when he appeared at the gate of the 7 Race Course Road residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday night.

He then started forcing his way into the residence, giving a tough time to the guards who did not want to be rude to him, officials said.

Kumar came to the high-security residence in a taxi and asked the guards where the Prime Minister was. He said he needed to speak to the Prime Minister about the state of affairs of the country which were not good.

After failing to persuade him to leave, the guards detained him and informed police and Central agencies, who whisked Kumar away for questioning.

After quizzing Kumar, officials were convinced that he had some mental problem. He was produced in a court today that remanded him to a mental institute.

A background check revealed that Kumar had been jobless for over a year after completing his studies.

He claimed during questioning that he had written several letters to the Prime Minister to apprise him about problems affecting the country but had not got any response, officials said.

(With inputs from PTI)

BREAKING AND ENTERING: A mentally challenged engineer was detained when he tried to enter the PM's home forcibly.