New Delhi, March 17 (H.S.): The Patiala House Court in Delhi has extended the judicial custody of the accused in the Parliament security breach case until April 15. Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur issued this order.

During today's hearing, all the accused were presented in court. During the hearing, the lawyers representing the accused requested additional time for scrutiny of the documents related to the charge sheet. The lawyer representing accused Neelam, Balraj Singh Malik, stated that the court had ordered on January 16 and February 19 that Neelam should be provided with painting and art materials as per jail regulations, but these materials have not been made available to date. The court then directed the jail administration to file a compliance report in this matter.

The Delhi Police filed a supplementary charge sheet in this case on July 15, 2024. The Delhi Police charged the accused under sections 186, 353, 153, 452, 201, 34, 120B of the Indian Penal Code, as well as sections 13, 16, and 18 of the UAPA. The first charge sheet was filed by the Delhi Police on June 7, 2024. The accused charged under UAPA include Manohar D, Lalit Jha, Amol Shinde, Mahesh Kumawat, Sagar Sharma, and Neelam Azad. The first charge sheet filed by the Delhi Police is nearly one thousand pages long.

On December 13, 2023, two accused jumped into the chamber from the Parliament's visitor gallery. Shortly thereafter, one of the accused removed something from his shoes while walking on the desk, and suddenly yellow smoke began to emanate. Following this incident, there was chaos in the house. Amidst the commotion and smoke, some MPs apprehended the youths and also beat them. After some time, the security personnel of Parliament took both youths into custody. Two other individuals were also apprehended outside the Parliament for shouting slogans and releasing yellow smoke.

Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar