Once again, a case of lapse in the security of Parliament House has come to light in the capital Delhi. On Friday afternoon, a 20-year-old youth jumped into the Parliament House premises by scaling the wall, who was later taken into custody. A purported video related to this incident has also surfaced, in which armed jawans of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) are seen holding the suspicious youth. The youth was wearing shorts and a T-shirt.
CISF sources said that during the search, no objectionable item was found with the youth and he was handed over to Delhi Police. Sources said that the incident took place towards Imtiaz Khan Marg. The suspicious youth jumped into the Parliament House premises by scaling the wall at around 2:45 pm.
The accused is a resident of Aligarh
Sources said the accused person has been identified as Manish, a resident of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh. CISF personnel, who are responsible for the security of the Parliament premises, informed the police after seeing the person in the premises. A police team reached the spot and took the person to the nearest police station, where he was questioned by the officers.
A senior Delhi Police official said that we are trying to find out how he (the suspect) climbed over the wall and entered the Parliament premises. The officer said that CCTV footage is being examined. He said that the person seems to be mentally ‘unsound’ as he is not able to tell his name properly.
An official source said that he was also questioned by officials of the central security agency. However, nothing suspicious has been found so far.
Last year, two people jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery
Earlier, on December 13 last year, on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, two men had jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery and opened canisters emitting yellow smoke, causing panic among MPs present there.
After the incident, the Delhi Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were removed from the internal security of the Parliament complex, but the responsibility of ensuring security from outside still lies with the police. The internal security of the complex, which comprises the old and new Parliament buildings and their attached structures including the Annexe, is now managed by the CISF.
