Absconding accused in the Parliament Security breach case, Lalit Jha is suspected to be the mastermind of the entire conspiracy. However, Police officials say this aspect will become clear only when the Police apprehend Lalit Jha.
Police sources on December 14 also revealed that it was Lalit Jha who had decided on the date to carry out the breach incident inside Parliament.
“Lalit Jha had called everyone for a meeting in Gurugram. Before carrying out the incident, Lalit Jha himself took possession of the phones of the four accused and ran away,” police sources said.
According to sources, the accused, Lalit Jha, was last traced in Rajasthan’s Neemrana.
Police sources further said that the absconding accused might be trying to erase the evidence from the mobile phone of all four accused, which he earlier took away with him. Lalit Jha also sent a video of the incident to Nilaksha Aich, an NGO founder.
Nilaksha Aich, who runs an NGO working on tribal education in West Bengal’s Purulia district, said that the accused, Lalit Jha, was a member of that organisation.
Asked about the accused’s behaviour pattern, Nilaksha Aich said,” He never said anything about him to me. He has always kept his details shady. He never mentioned his whereabouts who are in his family or not. I have not seen him being violent personally.”
According to Police sources, all the accused were associated with the social media page ‘Bhagat Singh Fan Club’. Everyone met in Mysuru about one and a half years ago. Sagar came from Lucknow in July but could not go inside the Parliament House. On December 10, everyone reached Delhi from their respective States one by one. Everyone met near India Gate, where colored crackers were distributed to everyone.
Earlier, the Lok Sabha secretariat suspended eight security personnel on December 14 over security lapses that led to a major security breach in Parliament on December 13. 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 slogans before being overpowered by the MPs.
A case was registered against the accused under multiple relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in the Parliament Security breach incident. A case under Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 452 (trespassing), Section 153 (want only giving provocation with an intent to cause riot), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servants from the discharge of his duty) of IPC.
So far, four people have been arrested in connection with the case. Police informed that two people, one of whom identified as Vicky and his wife, are being interrogated.
(with inputs from ANI)
