Two people jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber this week as lawmakers flagged issues of public importance. Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D released yellow gas from canisters and shouted slogans as they brandished posters lambasting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The incident took place on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack, and police officials say that the duo wanted to replicate the act of Shaheed Bhagat Singh in the House.
“The accused carried a pamphlet that showed and declared Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a missing person, adding whoever finds him would be paid a cash reward from the Swiss bank. The accused projected the PM as a proclaimed offender,” the police submitted in court.
Officials have also recovered two partly torn and damaged pamphlets from the Lok Sabha well area. The first contained the words "Jai Hind" in English and a picture of a fist in tricolour as well as a slogan in Hindi. The second pamphlet had a slogan in English on the Manipur issue.
According to the FIR the duo had concealed wet canisters of creative color smoke in their modified sneaker soles before entering the premises.
A case has been registered against the accused under multiple sections of the IPC and UAPA following the incident. Four people have been arrested in connection with the case and police officials are interrogating two others. The Lok Sabha secretariat had also suspended eight security personnel on Thursday over security lapses leading to the breach.
The four accused people — Neelam, Amol, Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan — were produced before the Patiala House Court on Friday while the Delhi Police filed a remand plea. Police are now scanning their call data records and going through CCTV footage from near-by areas. Efforts are underway to ascertain whether there are only five accused on the spot or more during the incident.
(With inputs from agencies)
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