New Delhi, June 7
Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena has accorded sanction to prosecute six persons under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for their alleged involvement in the Parliament security breach case.
In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, two persons had jumped from the public gallery and opened canisters that emitted a yellow-coloured smoke, triggering panic among the MPs on December 13 last year.
The police had arrested Manoranjan D, Sagar Sharma, Amol Dhanraj Shinde, Neelam Ranolia, Lalit Jha and Mahesh Kumawat.
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.
The Delhi Police had registered a case at Parliament Street police station on the complaint made by a security officer in the Lok Sabha.
The investigation of the case was later on transferred from the Parliament Street police station to the Counter Intelligence Unit of Special Cell, New Delhi. During the investigation, the six accused were arrested, and at present all of them are in judicial custody
