The suspected mastermind of the Parliament security breach case, Lalit Jha, surrendered to the Delhi Police at Kartavya Path police station in New Delhi. Following his surrender, Jha was transferred to the Special Cell for further investigation. The four primary suspects, Sagar Sharma, Manoranjan D., Neelam Azad, and Amol Shinde, arrested earlier, were remanded to seven-day police custody by a Delhi court. The charges against them, along with Jha, include criminal conspiracy, trespassing, provocation with intent to cause a riot, obstructing public servants, and assault under the Indian Penal Code. Allegedly, the accused spent the night before the incident at a Gurugram residence and executed their plan the next day. Jha, seizing their phones, filmed the protest, sharing it with an individual linked to a West Bengal NGO. The suspects were reportedly affiliated through the 'Bhagat Singh Fan Club' on Facebook, with suspicions of external direction. A Special Cell team is set to question a person in West Bengal associated with the case.
Key Points:
1. Lalit Jha, the alleged mastermind in the Parliament security breach case, surrendered to Delhi Police on Thursday night.
2. Jha is now in custody, and further details will be disclosed after interrogation, according to an officer.
3. The surrender took place at Kartavya Path police station in New Delhi district, and Jha has been transferred to the Special Cell for ongoing investigation.
4. Earlier that day, four main suspects, Sagar Sharma, Manoranjan D., Neelam Azad, and Amol Shinde, were sent to seven-day police custody by a Delhi court.
5. The accused are from various regions—Manoranjan from Mysuru, Sagar from Lucknow, Neelam from Haryana's Jind, and Amol from Maharashtra's Latur.
6. The case, registered at Parliament Street police station, involves charges under sections 120-B, 452, 153, 186, and 353 of the Indian Penal Code, along with sections 16 and 18 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
7. Sources reveal that the five main suspects spent the night before the incident at Vikram alias Vicky Sharma's residence in Gurugram.
8. Vikram and his wife Rakhi, initially detained, were released after extensive questioning on Thursday evening.
9. Jha took the mobile phones of the other accused before executing the plan and swiftly left the scene, filming the protest and sharing it with Nilakkha Aich, associated with an NGO in West Bengal.
10. Investigators suspect a connection between the accused, who were part of the 'Bhagat Singh Fan Club' on Facebook, and believe they might have been directed by someone before and during the breach.
(With Agency Inputs)
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