Mahesh Kumawat, the sixth accused in Parliament security breach case, arrested

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New Delhi, Dec 16, 2023: Mahesh Kumawat, the sixth accused in the Parliament security breach case, was arrested by the Delhi Police on Saturday after officials confirmed that he was also part of the entire conspiracy. The arrest was made after an hours-long interrogation.

 

Mahesh, a resident of the Nagaur district of Rajasthan, had also come to Delhi on December 13 when two persons jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors’ gallery, setting off smoke canisters and sending a nationwide shock.

It was to Mahesh’s hideout in Rajasthan that the key conspirator, Lalit Jha, had escaped from Delhi after the incident. Mahesh also joined Lalit in destroying the mobile phones of the four accused arrested initially, police sources told India Today.

Mahesh was also in constant contact with Neelam Devi, who was arrested for protesting outside the Parliament while their group members entered the Lok Sabha.

Both Lalit and Mahesh had surrendered together at the police station in the New Delhi area on Thursday. Lalit’s arrest was recorded on Friday. Mahesh’s cousin Kailash was also questioned, but the police have not arrested him so far.

On November 13, two men -- Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D -- jumped into the Lok Sabha’s chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour, released yellow smoke from canisters and shouted slogans, before being overpowered by the MPs.

Around the same time, two others -- Amol Shinde and Neelam Devi -- released coloured smoke from canisters while shouting "tanashahi nahi chalegi (dictatorship won’t be allowed)" outside the Parliament premises. All of them have been arrested and charged with terrorism.

After the interrogation, police said the accused "wanted to create anarchy" in the country to compel the government to meet their demands. The officials are probing "the actual motive behind the attack" and his "association with any other enemy country as well as terrorist organisations", police said.

Courtesy: India Today