Parliament security breach: A day after a major security breach in Parliament, the Patiala House court sent four accused to police remand for seven days on Thursday. This comes after they were produced before the court by the Delhi Police.
Those who have been sent to custody are - Manoranjan D, Sagar Sharma, Neelam Azad and Anmol Shinde. Meanwhile, labelling the security breach as a fallout of a "well-planned conspiracy", Delhi Police said it was an "attack on the Parliament of India".
Speaking to the media, Atul Shrivastava, a lawyer for Delhi Police, said that a remand of 15 days was requested from the court. "We had requested for 15 days police custody remand which had been considered by the court and the court had been kind enough to grant seven days police custody remand...," he added.
All accused take common responsibility
According to police sources, the four accused are reportedly said to have been giving "rote answers" to the investigation team of the Delhi Police Special Cell in the matter. All the accused have taken common responsibility for the security breach incident in the Lok Sabha during police interrogation, they added.
Earlier, the absconding accused in the Parliament Security breach case Lalit Jha was suspected to be the mastermind of the entire conspiracy. However, Police officials say this aspect will become clear only when the Police apprehend Lalit Jha.
What did council for police say?
During the proceedings in court, the counsel for the police submitted, "The accused carried a pamphlet that showed and declared Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a missing person, adding whoever finds him would be paid a cash reward from the Swiss bank. The accused projected the PM as a proclaimed offender."
The police stated in their plea that the accused needed to be taken to Lucknow, Mumbai and Mysore for custodial interrogation. "We need them to take to Lucknow, Mumbai and Mysore since we need their custodial interrogation," Delhi Police stated in its plea.
Parliament security breach
The security breach happened on the 22nd anniversary of the 2001 terror attack on the Parliament. Two people, Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D, jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour, released a yellow gas from canisters and shouted slogans before being overpowered by some MPs.
A case was registered against the accused under multiple relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with the incident. A case under Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 452 (trespassing), Section 153 (want only giving provocation with an intent to cause riot), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servants from the discharge of his duty) of the IPC was also registered in the matter.
(With inputs from agencies)
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