Parliament security breach case: 2 more detained, police likely to recreate crime scene today

The accused individuals exceeded their rights by jumping from the gallery into the seating area of the MPs, constituting trespass

PGurus Newsdesk

December 15, 2023

Accused individuals exceeded their rights by jumping from the gallery into the seating area of the MPs, constituting trespass

The Special Cell is likely to recreate the crime scene outside Parliament

After arresting Lalit Jha, the Delhi Police have detained two more persons in connection with its probe into the December 13 Parliament security breach case, said sources, adding that the crime scene may be recreated on Friday.

Jha was arrested Thursday night and will be produced before the court.

Jha had surrendered at Kartavya Path police station in New Delhi District on Thursday night and was handed over to the Special Cell for further investigation into the incident, the sources said.

According to Delhi Police‘s Special Cell sources, the police detained two more persons, Mahesh and Kailash.

The source also said that the Special Cell is also likely to recreate the crime scene outside Parliament to understand how they managed to go inside the Lok Sabha with the smoke canisters.

A Delhi court on Thursday sent four accused persons, arrested in connection with the Parliament security breach case, to seven days of police custody.

The case registered against them and Jha, a resident of West Bengal and a native of Bihar, at the Parliament Street police station involves sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 452 (trespassing), 153 (provocation with intent to cause a riot), 186 (obstructing public servants in the discharge of public functions), and 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servants from duty) of the IPC, along with sections 16 and 18 of UAPA.

During the court proceedings, the prosecution labeled the arrested individuals as terrorists, asserting that they orchestrated a well-planned attack on Parliament to incite fear.

The police informed the court that they had included Sections 16 (terrorism) and 18 (conspiracy for terrorism) of the UAPA Act in the charges against the accused.

The police said that individuals exceeded their rights by jumping from the gallery into the seating area of the MPs, constituting trespass.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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