Lalit Jha, the accused in the case of the Parliament security breach, was given seven days of custody by the Patiala House Court here on Friday. Lalit Jha was taken to the Patiala House Court judge in question. Additionally, Advocate Umakant Kataria, a legal assistant, was given to him. While requesting a 15-day detention of Jha, the Delhi Police informed the court that “he is a mastermind.” To uncover the entire plot and driving force behind the incident, we require his custody. We must take him on trips to various cities and locations. In order to retrieve the mobile devices, we also require custody.” He was placed on a seven-day police remand, nevertheless, by the court.
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 seven-day custody of 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.