Parliament Security Breach: Court Extends Accused’s Remand Till January 5

In the case of the Parliament security breach, the Patiala House Court in Delhi on Friday extended the accused Lalit Jha’s jail detention by an additional 14 days.
He was produced by the Special Cell of Delhi Police before the concerned court at the end of the remand period granted earlier last week by the same court.

The Delhi Police had previously informed the Court that Lalit Jha, among the other accused, had revealed that they had met numerous times and carried out the conspiracy.
When Delhi Police brought accused Lalit Jha before the relevant judge last week, they revealed that he and other accused people intended to incite chaos in the nation to force the government to comply with their demands.

Police had also said that he took the phones of accused persons to destroy evidence and to hide the larger conspiracy. He further revealed that on the way from Jaipur to Delhi, he threw away his phone.

Delhi Police Public Prosecutor Akhand Pratap Singh further stated that a thorough inquiry was necessary to uncover the wider plot underlying this meticulously organised attack. To determine the true reason for the attack and his affiliation with terror groups and any other hostile nation, police also requested jail custody. Police will also question each suspected person individually.

Also read: ED Takes Action Following NIA Investigation, Arrests Five Members of Proscribed Islamic Group PFI

Lalit Jha’s custody was prolonged by Additional Sessions Judge Dr. Hardeep Kaur here on Friday until January 5, 2023, after noting the submissions.
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 it, in another incident, two protestors — Neelam (42) and Amol (25) — protested outside the Parliament with similar gas canisters. However, all four were sent to seven-day custody of Delhi Police Special Cell on Thursday.

Senior police officials earlier, including two Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP) and Additional Commissioners of Police, interrogated Lalit Jha, during which he narrated the whole incident to officials.

Sources claim that during questioning, it was discovered that the attack was being planned months in advance. It was not available since entrance into Parliament required an entry pass. Lalit had asked everyone who knew how to set up the pass so they could join Parliament with ease.

They claimed that Lalit was constantly monitoring current events and police actions via news channels while staying in a hotel in Rajasthan.
Sources claim that in an effort to learn more about the case, the Delhi Police Special Cell sent six teams to visit sites associated with the accused in Lucknow, Mysore, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Haryana.

Also read: ED Takes Action Following NIA Investigation, Arrests Five Members of Proscribed Islamic Group PFI

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 canister inside the parliament.