Parliament security breach case: Delhi L-G V K Saxena grants prosecution sanction against six accused
All the six accused have been in judicial custody since their arrest, and the Special Cell is likely to file a chargesheet against them as they have received a prosecution sanction now.
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The Special Cell had requested the L-G to approve the prosecution of the six accused under UAPA sections 16 and 18. File photoDelhi L-G V K Saxena on Thursday accorded a prosecution sanction against six persons under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for allegedly attacking the Parliament on December 13 last year.
When a case is lodged under the UAPA, the Centre or the state government has to provide sanction to prosecute an accused after reviewing the evidence provided by the investigating agency — the Delhi Police’s Special Cell in this case.
The Special Cell had requested the L-G to approve the prosecution of the six accused under UAPA sections 16 and 18.
All the six accused have been in judicial custody since their arrest, and the Special Cell is likely to file a chargesheet against them as they have received a prosecution sanction now.
While two of the accused — Manoranjan D and Sagar Sharma — were arrested for jumping into the Lok Sabha hall from the visitors’ gallery and opening smoke cans, two others — Neelam Azad and Amol Shinde — were held for opening smoke canisters outside the new Parliament building on December 13. Earlier, two others — Lalit Jha and Mahesh Kumawat — were also arrested and produced in the court. Kumawat had allegedly contacted Jha, the key accused, and others via a Facebook group named ‘Bhagat Singh Fan Page’. Jha is also accused of destroying evidence of the conspiracy in the case.
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