Police have added additional charges in the case of a security breach at Parliament in 2023.

On Monday, the Delhi Police took a significant step in the investigation of the Parliament security breach incident that occurred last year on the anniversary of the 2001 terror attack. They filed a supplementary chargesheet before a court in New Delhi, seeking to prosecute all the accused under the strict Unlawful Activities Act.

The Additional Sessions Judge, Hardeep Kaur, received the charge sheet and extended the judicial custody of all the accused persons. Special Public Prosecutor Akhand Pratap Singh informed the judge that the police have obtained the necessary approvals from the concerned authorities to charge the accused under the UAPA. He also mentioned that some forensic reports are still pending and will be submitted shortly.

The court took note of the situation and scheduled the next hearing for August 2, 2024, to deliberate on the matter. Meanwhile, the judicial custody of all the accused was also extended until the same date. Earlier on June 7, the police had filed a 1,000-page chargesheet against the six arrested individuals: Manoranjan D, Lalit Jha, Amol Shinde, Mahesh Kumawat, Sagar Sharma, and Neelam Azad.

During the Parliament session, two individuals, Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D, created a major security breach by jumping into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour. They released yellow gas from canisters and shouted slogans before being apprehended by the MPs. At the same time, two other accused, Amol Shinde and Neelam Azad, also caused chaos by spraying colored gas and shouting "tanashahi nahi chalegi" (dictatorship will not prevail) outside the Parliament premises.

This incident was a grave threat to the safety and security of the government and its officials. The Delhi Police's actions in filing the chargesheet and seeking prosecution under the UAPA are a significant step towards ensuring justice for the incident and preventing such events from happening in the future.

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