Case charged under UAPA in Parliament breach; sixth accused still on the run

The Delhi Police Special Cell has registered a case under sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) into the major security breach that happened in the Parliament on Wednesday, on the anniversary of the deadly 2001 Parliament terror attack.

The hunt for the sixth accused in the case, identified as Lalit, is on. The other five accused are Sagar Sharma (26), Manoranjan D (34), Amol Shinde (25), Neelam (42) and Vishal Sharma. 

While Sagar and Manoranjan were the ones who jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber with the gas canisters, Shinde and Neelam sprayed coloured gas from canisters while shouting "tanashahi nahi chalegi" outside Parliament premises. Vishal was the owner of the house where the six stayed.  

Lalit is the one who made the video of Amol and Neelam releasing smoke from canisters outside the Parliament premises. He later uploaded it on Instagram. He also kept the mobile phones of Neelam, Amol, Sagar and Manoranjan as none of them had mobile phones with them during the time of arrest. 

Meanwhile, the MHA has ordered a high-level probe into the incident under CRPF director General Anish Dayal Singh. The team will have members from other security agencies and experts.

'Upset with the government'

The police claim the Parliament security breach was well-coordinated and meticulously planned and all the six had known each other for four years. However, the plan was hatched a few days ago. Though all six wanted to enter Parliament, only two got passes.

The accused were in touch with each other through social media platforms and had done a recce before coming to Parliament on Wednesday, PTI quoted unnamed sources.

Probe officials said that Amol Shinde told investigators during interrogation that they were upset with issues like the farmers' protest, Manipur crisis and unemployment. "They had the same ideology and hence decided to give a message to the government. The security agencies are trying to ascertain if they were instructed by anyone or any organisation," the official added.

Vishal is reportedly an auto driver who worked as a driver in an export company. He is said to be an alcoholic who often quarrelled with his wife.  Police have also detained Vishal's wife and her possible role in the incident was being probed.