New Delhi:

4 days after the Parliament’s safety was breached, the Delhi Police on Sunday sped up the investigations as groups recorded the statements of relations of the accused and claimed to have recovered fragments of some damaged and burnt cell phones from Rajasthan’s Nagaur.

The homes of the accused had been searched and the statements of their relations had been recorded by the police crew, sources informed PTI.

Police have added IPC sections associated to the destruction of proof to the FIR in opposition to the accused.

An officer aware of the investigations mentioned a couple of items of cell phones had been recovered on Saturday on the occasion of Lalit Jha, who was among the many six arrested by the police in reference to the case.

A crew of Delhi Police’s Particular Cell on Saturday took Lalit Jha to Rajasthan’s Nagaur the place he stayed with the assistance of accused Mahesh Kumawat, officers mentioned.

Sources mentioned the Delhi Police has added extra IPC sections, together with Part 201 (destruction of proof/disappearance of proof) within the FIR registered on December 13. Police have filed terrorism expenses beneath the stringent Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act in opposition to the accused.

Police officers mentioned Jha and Kumawat deliberately destroyed the cell phones to cover technical proof associated to the case.

The Delhi Police has thus far arrested Sagar Sharma, Manoranjan D, Amol Shinde, Neelam Devi, Lalit Jha and Mahesh Kumawat for his or her alleged involvement within the Parliament safety breach case.

Two males — Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D — had jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the general public gallery throughout Zero Hour, launched yellow smoke from canisters and shouted slogans, earlier than being overpowered by the MPs.

Across the identical time, two others — Amol Shinde and Neelam Devi — launched colored smoke from canisters whereas shouting “tanashahi nahi chalegi” outdoors the Parliament premises.

Jha, who was current outdoors the gate, had recorded the act on his cell phone. After importing it on social media and sharing it together with his mates, he went to Nagaur in Rajasthan. Kumawat and accused Kailash, who’re cousins, allegedly organized his keep there.

Later, Jha and Kumawat got here to Delhi and surrendered to the police.

The sources mentioned the position of yet another suspect, who was a part of the Bhagat Singh Fan Membership web page, has surfaced.

“Jha had despatched a video to him and requested him to flow into it. He had additionally written ‘Jai Hind’ after sending the video,” a supply mentioned, including that the officers might name him for questioning quickly.

Throughout investigations, police discovered that the accused, Sagar and Manoranjan, had come early within the morning to get the entrance row within the guests’ gallery of Parliament on December 13.

The officers nonetheless suspect that the accused had been dealt with by another individuals or handlers who brainwashed them within the identify of revolutionary chief Shaheed Bhagat Singh to commit the act of breaching the Parliament safety. 

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