Parliament security breach: Main accused Lalit Jha sent to 7-day police remand | India News

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday granted police seven-day custody of Lalit Jha, the main accused in the Parliament security breach case.
The security breach happened on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack. Two people — Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D — jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour, released yellow gas from canisters and shouted anti-establishment slogans before being overpowered by the MPs.

Outside Parliament, two protestors — Neelam (42) and Amol (25) — protested with similar gas canisters.

The four were sent to seven-day custody of Delhi Police Special Cell on Thursday.
The police had sought 15-days custody of Jha and told the court that he was the “mastermind” behind the incident.
“We need his custody to unearth the whole conspiracy and main motive behind the incident. We need to travel and take him to different cities and places. We need custody to recover the mobile devices also.” However, the court sent him to a seven-day police remand.
Jha reveals more details of plan
After a massive manhunt was launched to trace Jha, the accused turned himself in at a Delhi police station late on Thursday.
Senior police officials, including two deputy commissioners of police and additional commissioners of police, interrogated Jha who disclosed that preparations for the attack were made months ago.

Jha also allegedly confiscated the phones of the other accused before the incident and incinerated them
During the incident, Jha was continuously keeping an eye on ongoing developments and police movements through news channels.
The Special Cell of Delhi Police has formed six teams that will go to the locations linked with the accused in Lucknow, Mysore, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Haryana.

The investigation also revealed that two pairs of shoes were made on special order in Lucknow, as the accused discovered that shoes do not get checked in Parliament and this can be an easy way to carry the smoke canisters inside Parliament.
Meanwhile, Special Cell will recreate the scene of Wednesday’s Parliament security breach by taking the accused to the Parliament complex on Saturday or Sunday, sources said.
(With inputs from agencies)

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