Mumbai: Mumbai police arrested two persons on Tuesday at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) at the Bandra Kurla Complex. Their movements looked suspicion among the security personnel posted at the venue of the Global Fintech Fest (GFF)-2026.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Global Fintech Fest (GFF) event in Mumbai on Tuesday. GFF is one of the world’s largest and most influential annual fintech conferences, on Tuesday evening. The four-day Fest, which is in its seventh edition, will conclude on September 11^th. According to the official sources, Mumbai police arrested two persons, including one who was armed, posing as a PMO official and his bodyguard while they were moving around suspiciously around the venue.

The theme of GFF 2026 is Potential to Impact: Agentic AI, Tokenisation, Quantum – Trusted, Connected, Global Systems for Inclusive Finance.  This year, discussions will focus on how Agentic AI, programmable finance, quantum technologies and other critical and emerging technologies can create trusted, inclusive and measurable outcomes for citizens, enterprises and economies globally, said a statement.

Rohan Parekh (24) who was carrying a PMO ID card and his gun-toting bodyguard left the security officials flustered after the former’s identity documents were found to be fake. A security alarm was sounded after the Mumbai Crime Branch confirmed Parekh’s identity card was fake. Security arrangements were beefed up at the venue and across the city, including the airport, after senior officers realized the gravity of the alleged breach.

According to the sources said the Crime Branch seized the mobile phones of the two and launched an investigation based on their Call Detail Record (CDR), hoping to identify other suspects involved in the alleged security breach. The police were also trying to unravel the criminal conspiracy behind the alleged breach of the Prime Minister’s security arrangements.