As the custody of four accused in the Parliament security breach ends on Thursday, a new name has emerged in the investigation. According to sources, Delhi Police while probing the breach incident learnt that apart from the accused in custody, a retired cop’s son was also involved in the conspiracy.
During the investigation, the police suspected the involvement of Saikrishna Jagali, the son of a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police of Bagalakote (Karnataka). Saikrishna’s name popped up after his name was mentioned in accused Manoranjan’s diary.
Saikrishna Jagali, a techie and son of a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police, was picked up from his house at Vidyagiri in the district headquarters town of Bagalkote on Wednesday night.
Saikrishna was reportedly a classmate of Manoranjan at BIT Bengaluru and is a Software engineer at a multinational company in Bengaluru. Jagali was also Manoranjan’s roommate during his college days.
Informing about the incident, Jagali’s sister, Spanda, said that a Delhi police team on Wednesday night came and took her brother with them. “It is true that the Delhi Police came. My brother was interrogated. We have fully cooperated with the inquiry,” she was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
Spanda further stated that her brother had done “nothing wrong”. “Both Manoranjan and Saikrishna Jagali were roommates. Now my brother works from home,” she added.
Police to Seek Further Custody of All 6 Accused
All six people arrested in connection with Parliament security breach case were confronted with one another to corroborate the sequence of the incident. All the accused were kept at five different units of Delhi Police’s Special Cell where they were interrogated. The police is likely to seek further custody of the accused on Thursday, December 21.
The seven days custody of the four accused – Sagar Sharma, Manoranjan D, Neelam, and Amol Shide – is ending on Thursday. The accused will be produced in Patiala House Court, sources informed.
Parliament Security Breach
Erupting a major controversy, two persons – Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D – jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber during the proceedings from the public gallery and released yellow gas from canisters. The security breach was planned to coincide with the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack.
During the same time, other two accused – Amol Shinde and Neelam Devi – released the coloured gas from canisters and raised slogans such as ‘Tanashahi Nahi Chalegi’ outside Parliament premises.
Meanwhile, Lalit Jha, termed to be the mastermind of the incident, walked into a police station and surrendered himself.
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