On the 22nd anniversary of the Parliament terror attack, a major security breach in Lok Sabha took place when two intruders entered the House chamber from the visitor gallery during Zero Hour. They hurled yellow gas from canisters and shouted slogans before being overpowered by MPs. Simultaneously, two individuals, including a woman, sprayed colored gas and shouted slogans outside the Parliament premises.
The six accused who executed this plan are Sagar Sharma, Manoranjan Deverajegowda, Neelam Singh, Amol Shinde, Vishal Sharma alias Vicky and Lalit Jha. Five of them have been arrested a hunt is on for their other accomplice Lalit.
Who are they?
1. Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D -- jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour. Both had their passes signed by BJP MP Pratap Simha. Besides, Manoranjan is from Mysusu, Pratap Simha's constituency.
2. Amol Shinde and Neelam Devi -- sprayed coloured gas from canisters while shouting "tanashahi nahi chalegi" outside Parliament.
3. Vishal Sharma, the 5th suspect, gave shelter to the four who hatched the plan. They all stayed at his house before pulling off the security attack.
4. The six accused are from different states, but knew each other for the past four years through social media.. Moreover, all of them are unemployed.
5. Amol, a resident of Maharashtra's Latur told cops that they were upset over farmers' protest, the Manipur crisis and unemployment.
6. Neelam claimed to be a student studying for competitive exams after completing MA, B.ED, M.Ed, M.Phil and clearing NET.
Besides, MHA has posted on X, “On request from Lok Sabha Secretariat, MHA has ordered an inquiry of parliament security breach incident. An Enquiry Committee has been set up under Anish Dayal Singh, DG, CRPF, with members from other security agencies and experts. The Enquiry Committee will investigate the reasons for the breach in the security of Parliament, identify lapses, and recommend further action. The Committee will submit its report with recommendations, including suggestions on improving security in Parliament, at the earliest.”
Following this, the Delhi Police registered a case against the accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). A police team reached the house in Gurugram earlier in the day, where all four accused reportedly stayed briefly before the incident. The officials said the case has been registered under IPC sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 452 (trespass), 153 (wantonly giving provocation, with intent to cause riot), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions) and 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and UAPA sections 16 and 18 at the Parliament Street police station.