NEW DELHI: The Special Cell of Delhi Police apprised the Patiala House Court that accused Lalit Jha disclosed that all the accused in the parliament security breach incident met many times and executed the conspiracy.
Delhi Police, while producing Jha before the concerned judge, informed that accused Lalit Jha has disclosed that accused persons, including him, wanted to create anarchy in the country so that they could compel the government to meet their demands.
The police, while seeking the custodial remand of Lalit Jha, further said that he took the phones of the accused persons to destroy them to destroy evidence and to hide the larger conspiracy. He also disclosed that he threw his phone on the way from Jaipur to Delhi.
Public Prosecutor Akhand Pratap Singh appeared for the Delhi Police and further submitted that an in-depth investigation was required to unearth the larger conspiracy behind this well-planned attack. Police also sought custodial remand to find the actual motive behind the attack and his association with any other enemy country as well as terror organisations. The police will also confront all accused with each other.
As noted in the submissions, Additional Sessions Judge Dr Hardeep Kaur here on Friday granted seven-day custody of Lalit Jha, the accused in the Parliament security breach case, to the police.
Lalit Jha was brought to the concerned judge of Patiala House Court. He was also provided legal aid counsel, Advocate Umakant Kataria.
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 the seven-day custody of the Delhi Police Special Cell on Thursday.
Last night, senior police officials, including two Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP) and Additional Commissioners of Police, interrogated Lalit Jha, during which he narrated the whole incident to officials.
According to sources, during interrogation, it came to light that preparations for the attack were being made months ago. An entry pass was necessary for entry into Parliament; hence, it was not available. Lalit had asked everyone who could arrange the pass so that they could easily enter Parliament.
From a hotel in Rajasthan, Lalit was continuously keeping an eye on ongoing developments and police movements through news channels, they said.
According to sources, to unearth more details in the case, the Special Cell of Delhi Police has formed six teams that will go to the locations linked with the accused in Lucknow, Mysore, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Haryana.
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.
Meanwhile, Special Cell will recreate the scene of Wednesday’s Parliament security breach by taking the accused to the Parliament complex on Saturday or Sunday, sources said.
According to sources, the accused will be taken to Parliament to recreate the scene of the crime. This will help the police find out how the accused entered the Parliament building with colour spray and how they executed their plan, sources from the Special Cell said. (ANI)