New Delhi, December 14: The Delhi police on Thursday produced the four accused arrested for intruding into Parliament before a special court here and sought their 15-day remand. The accused- Manoranjan D, Sagar Sharma, Amol Shinde and Neelam Devi- were produced before Special Judge for NIA cases Hardeep Kaur by the city police, which sought their custodial interrogation. Parliament Security Breach: Accused Worked in IT Cell for BJP MP Pratap Simha, Seize His Office, Says Karnataka Congress
They have been charged under anti-terror law UAPA besides sections of Indian Penal Code. In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack, two persons -- Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D -- jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors' gallery, unleashed yellow coloured smoke from canisters and shouted slogans before being overpowered by some MPs and watch and ward staff. Parliament Security Breach: 14 Opposition MPs Suspended From Lok Sabha for Remainder of Winter Session for Disrupting House Proceedings
Around the same time, two other accused -- Amol Shinde and Neelam Devi -- also sprayed coloured gas from canisters while shouting "tanashahi nahi chalegi" outside Parliament premises. Sagar, Manoranjan, Amol and Neelam were immediately taken into custody, while their accomplice Vishal, in whose house the accused stayed before reaching Parliament, was detained later from Gurugram. Lalit Jha, a key conspirator, is on the run.
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