Security breach at Parliament as man scales wall, jumps into premises

The man allegedly jumped over the wall from the Rail Bhawan side, a police officer said. The Parliament security staff immediately apprehended the accused and handed him over to local authorities.

“He will now be questioned by the Intelligence Bureau and Special Cell officials,” the police officer said.

The man, aged 20, hails from Uttar Pradesh and works at a shop in Gujarat, police said. According to an officer, the accused, of a thin frame and clad in a black T-shirt and khaki pants, wasn’t carrying anything with him.

“He appears to be mentally unstable,” the officer said.

In December 2023, a major security breach had occurred in Parliament when two men jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors’ gallery, raised slogans, and opened canisters that emitted yellow smoke.

There was no injury to any Member of Parliament. The incident took place when Zero Hour proceedings were underway.

The duo, Sagar Sharma (25) from Lucknow and Manoranjan D (35) from Mysuru, were taken into custody.

Two others, Neelam Singh (42) from Hisar in Haryana and Amol Shinde (25) from Latur in Maharashtra, were also arrested from a spot near Parliament House, where they too opened smoke canisters soon after the incident in Lok Sabha.

Following this, the Lok Sabha Secretariat had asked the Delhi Police to withdraw 150 personnel, including 54 women personnel, from the security of the Parliament complex. The police’s Security Unit removed them, and they were replaced by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel.

The Centre had also asked the CISF to carry out a survey of the Parliament premises for regular deployment on a comprehensive pattern.