New Delhi - Six individuals have been apprehended in connection with the Parliament security breach on December 13, coinciding with the anniversary of the 2001 attacks.
All the arrested suspects have been remanded to seven days of police custody. Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D, two men involved in the incident, leapt into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour. They released yellow smoke and shouted slogans before being subdued by Members of Parliament.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the breach, stated that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is investigating the incident with the utmost seriousness and emphasized that the gravity of the Parliament breach should not be underestimated. Meanwhile, the Delhi Police Special Cell, responsible for the investigation, plans to take the statement of Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pratap Simha, who authorized the visitor passes for the two individuals involved in the security breach.