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NEW DELHI: In a recent revelation, Umakant Kataria, the legal counsel for the accused in the Parliament security breach, shed light on the key aspects of the impending prosecution against Lalit Jha and his associates. Kataria emphasised that the primary concern for the intruders revolves around the mastermind’s trip to Jaipur to destroy mobile phones, sparking apprehensions of a broader conspiracy.
“The main grounds of prosecution will be based on why they destroyed the phone and why they grouped together at the hotel,” Kataria told The New Indian.
EXCLUSIVE ONLY ON THE NEW INDIAN: Counsel to #LalitJha, one of the prime accused in the #ParliamentSecurityBreach, speaks to Atul Krishan (@iatulkrishan1).
“Jha destroyed the phones in Jaipur to destroy all of the evidence highlighting a larger conspiracy,” said the advocate. pic.twitter.com/W2v94gEMsD
— The New Indian (@TheNewIndian_in) December 15, 2023
Furthermore, Kataria disclosed that the prosecution anticipated Jha to guide them to the location where he had discarded the phones during the investigation. Moreover, authorities hinted at Jha leading them to the Gurugram hotel where all six suspects had assembled in August 2022.
“The recreation was always supposed to happen. There is nothing surprising in it, even though I was not aware of it. Maybe they will do it after going to Jaipur and Mysuru, but they will do it, for sure,” he remarked.
Addressing the recreation of the infiltration, Kataria remarked that it was expected, considering the investigative agencies’ desire for a trial run to formulate the chargesheet. Currently, five accused individuals, including Neelam Devi, Lalit Jha, Amol Shinde, Manoranjan D, and Sagar Sharma, are in police custody for seven days.
FLASH: #LalitJha who was deemed as the mastermind behind the #ParliamentSecurityBreach is being taken to the Patiala House Court by the Special Cell. The Police is slated to demand for his remand for 15 days.
Reports @iatulkrishan1 pic.twitter.com/Q431mh4Bnu
— The New Indian (@TheNewIndian_in) December 15, 2023
Kataria pointed out that, based on the charges and evidence, the accused do not qualify for a police remand exceeding 4-5 days, even though the police had sought permission for 15 days.
For the unversed, Sharma, Neelam, Manoranjan, and Amol breached the Lok Sabha grounds on the 22nd anniversary of the Parliament attacks. Sharma and Manoranjan entered the Lok Sabha, where they were confronted and subdued by MPs before being apprehended by security personnel while the other duo was spraying gas canisters outside the Parliament’s premises.
