Police file supplementary charge sheet in 2023 Parliament security breach case

The Delhi Police Monday, 15 July, filed a supplementary charge sheet before a court in New Delhi in connection with Parliament security breach in 2023 on the anniversary of the 2001 terror attack.

The police filed the charge sheet before additional sessions judge Hardeep Kaur after obtaining requisite sanctions to prosecute all the accused under the stringent Unlawful Activates (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

Meanwhile, the court also extended the judicial custody of all accused persons till the same date.

Special public prosecutor (SPP) Akhand Pratap Singh informed the judge during the brief hearing that the police have obtained the requisite sanctions from the authorities concerned to prosecute the accused persons under sections of UAPA.

He also apprised the court that certain forensic reports are awaited, and will be submitted very soon.

The judge noted the submission and listed the matter for arguments on cognisance for 2 August 2024.

Meanwhile, the court also extended the judicial custody of all accused till the same date.

Earlier on 7 June, police had filed an approximately 1,000-page chargesheet against all six arrested persons: Manoranjan D, Lalit Jha, Amol Shinde, Mahesh Kumawat, Sagar Sharma, and Neelam Azad.

In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack, two persons -- 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.

Around the same time, two other accused -- Amol Shinde and Azad -- also sprayed coloured gas from canisters while shouting "tanashahi nahi chalegi" outside Parliament premises.