2023 Parliament Security Breach: Delhi LG Gives Nod To Prosecute 6 Accused Under UAPA

In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, two persons jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery and opened canisters that emitted a yellow-coloured smoke, triggering panic among the MPs on December 13 last year.

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Updated on: 6 June 2024 8:23 pm

In a security breach incident, miscreants stormed inside Parliament and sprayed smoke during the Winter Session in December last year Photo: File image

The six accused of the Delhi Parliament breach case of 2023 will be prosecuted under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act with Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena according sanctions for their prosecution under the stringent law on Thursday, June 9.

Six persons -- Manoranjan D, Sagar Sharma, Amol Dhanraj Shinde, Neelam Ranolia, Lalit Jha and Mahesh Kumawat -- are accused in the case.

The Delhi Police had requested their prosecution under section 16 and 18 of the UAPA from the LG, who, having found sufficient material on record, granted prosecution sanction, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying.

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Officials said that after Delhi Police requested for necessary prosecution sanction under UAPA, the Review Committee on May 30 this year had also gone through the entire evidence collected by the investigating agency and found the involvement of the accused in the case.

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"Accordingly, the Review Committee noted that prima facie a case was made out against the accused under UAPA," a Raj Niwas official said.