Neelam Azad, 42, detained during the Parliament protest, had prior involvement in movements, including the Delhi wrestlers' agitation and active participation in Haryana's farmers' protests. She, a Haryana Civil Services aspirant staying in Hisar, was previously detained as a paying guest.
In the ongoing investigation, Vicky Sharma and his wife, Rakhi, were detained in Gurugram's Sector-7, while a search for Lalit Jha continued, suspected of possessing the accused's phones and fleeing Parliament.
Manoranjan Kumar and Sagar Sharma accessed the Lok Sabha Hall from the visitors' gallery. Manoranjan, a Karnataka engineering student, and Sharma, referred by Karnataka's Mysuru BJP MP, Pratap Simha, for a visitor's pass.
Neelam Azad and Amol Shinde, using colored flares during the protest, faced detention. Shinde, from Latur, Maharashtra, underwent police interrogation. Both individuals lacked IDs or phones, claiming independent action without organizational affiliations, as per investigating officers.
Key Points:
1. Neelam Azad, a 42-year-old protester arrested outside Parliament, had prior involvement in various protests, notably during the wrestlers' agitation in Delhi and active participation in Haryana's farmers' agitation.
2. Neelam was among the individuals responsible for throwing smoke flares outside Parliament, hailing from Jind district in Haryana and residing as a paying guest in Hisar while preparing for Haryana Civil Services.
3. A police team investigating the incident has detained Vicky Sharma and his wife Rakhi from Gurugram's Housing Board Colony, suspecting their involvement, while Lalit Jha, believed to have possession of the accused's mobile phones, remains at large.
4. Manoranjan Kumar and Sagar Sharma, who accessed the Lok Sabha Hall via the visitors' gallery, were identified; Manoranjan, an Engineering student from Karnataka, and Sharma, referred for a visitor's pass by Karnataka's Mysuru BJP MP, Pratap Simha.
5. Neelam Azad and Amol Shinde were detained for protesting with colored flares outside Parliament, with police also questioning Shinde's family in Latur, Maharashtra.
6. Upon their arrest, Manoranjan and Sharma lacked mobile phones or identification, claiming their individual action at Parliament without affiliations to any organization, as stated by an investigating officer.
7. Lalit Jha's possession of the accused's mobile phones, coupled with the detainees' denial of organizational ties, complicates the investigation into the incident.
8. The detainees' diverse geographical backgrounds and involvement in multiple protests underscore a broader network potentially contributing to the Parliament breach.
9. The police probe aims to unravel the connections, motivations, and affiliations of the accused, facing challenges due to the absence of identification and mobile phones at the time of arrest.
10. The arrested individuals' denial of organizational affiliation implies potential independent action, complicating the efforts to establish a comprehensive understanding of the incident's motives and organization.
(With Agency Inputs)
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