A techie, who reportedly is the son of a former Karnataka top policeman, has been detained in connection with the Parliament security breach case.
The detained techie, identified as Saikrishna Jagali, happens to be the son of a retired police officer, an NDTV report said, adding that he was nabbed by Delhi Police officials from his home in Bagalkote last night and is being brought to the national capital.
In a massive security breach incident on December 13, two intruders jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery, released yellow smoke from canisters and shouted slogans before being overpowered by the members of Parliament.
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The two who jumped into Lok Sabha chamber were identified as Sagar and Manoranjan, while another person, Neelam, was detained outside Parliament complex.
Saikrishna Jagali, the person detained today, is reportedly a friend of Manoranjan D. Saikrishna and Manoranjan were batchmates at a Bengaluru engineering college, the report quoted sources as saying. Saikrishna's name was reportedly taken by the Parliament intruder during questioning.
Saikrishna, an engineer, had been working from his Bagalkote home. His sister Spanda, however, has told media that he Saikrishna has done no wrong.
Parliament Security Breach Case | Accused Arrested So Far
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A total of six accused have been arrested so far in the case. Apart from Sagar, Manoranjan and Neelam, other accused are Amol Shinde, Lalit Jha and Mahesh Kumawat. They have been booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Meanwhile, a team of Special Cell visited Manoranjan's residence in Mysuru on Monday and recorded the statements of his parents and relatives. The family was asked about his bank details and foreign visits, news agency PTI quoted sources as saying, adding the team remained at his residence for at least seven hours.
Delhi Police has reportedly also written to Meta to access social media accounts of the six accused arrested in the case and details of the now-deleted Facebook page 'Bhagat Singh Fan Club', where they met each other, sources said.
Police is said to have collected bank account details of all the accused to see if they received money from someone for executing the December 13 incident, sources said.
Sources in the police said that cops have also approached Google Pay and Paytm to know if there were any digital transactions on the bank accounts of the accused, PTI reported.
MPs' Protest Over Parliament Breach Incident
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Apart from tightened security measures and a massive investigation, the breach incident also prompted protest by Opposition MPs in Parliament who have been demanding a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah on the matter.
This demand by MPs snowballed into an impasse in the ongoing Parliament Winter Session, leading to an unprecedented suspension of 143 members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, all belonging to Opposition parties.
With two fresh suspensions yesterday, the number of sacked MPs from Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha has reached 143. This also includes 78 suspensions (45 Rajya sabha and 33 Lok Sabha) from Monday and 14 suspensions from last week.
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To add to the ruckus, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee's mimicry of Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar led to another political controversy. Amid the row, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dialled Dhankhar over the "abject theatrics" of the TMC MP, who, in a bid to clarify, said he did not intend to hurt Rajya Sabha chairman, adding that even the PM did mimicry in Lok Sabha.
Vice President's office said on Wednesday that PM Modi dialled Dhankhar and expressed great pain over the "abject theatrics" of some MPs in Parliament complex.
