Parliament security breach: 6 people suspected to be involved; 5 arrested
All six were known to each other and were staying in a house in Gurugram
The Delhi Police suspects the involvement of two more people along with the four who have already been held in the Wednesday security breach of Parliament, sources said.
All six were known to each other and were staying in a house in Gurugram, they claimed.
Amol Shinde and Neelam -- caught outside the Parliament -- and Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D -- held inside the Lok Sabha chamber -- are in police custody. said.
The incident happened minutes after two people jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery and opened canisters that emitted a similar-coloured smoke, triggering panic among the MPs. They were identified as Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D.
The Delhi police has detained the fifth suspect from Gurugram, and teams are trying to nab the sixth accused, say police sources.
The Parliament security breach was well-planned, the six accused knew each other for four years, and hatched the plan few days ago, did a recce, according to the police sources. All the six accused wanted to go inside the Parliament building, but only two managed to get visitor passes.
"No mobile phones have been found on the accused and police are looking for their phones," said a police source.
The incidents came on a day when the nation is observing the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack.
Terrorists from Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed outfits attacked the Parliament complex on this day in 2001, killing nine people. PTI