Accused Manoranjan Seemed To Be 'Revolutionary Type', Was Aware Shoes Not Frisked In Parliament: Police

One of the accused who breached the Parliament security on Wednesday had no criminal record, police said. He had visited Parliament earlier and knew shoes were not frisked. 

One of the accused who breached the Parliament security on Wednesday had no criminal record, police said. He had visited Parliament earlier and knew shoes were not frisked. 

Source : ABP Network Assignment

A day after a massive security scare in Lok Sabha during to the Winter Session of Parliament sent shockwaves across the country, fresh details have emerged about the six accused, five of whom have been nabbed and efforts are underway to get hold of the sixth man in the team.

In the team of six was thirty-three-year-old Mysuru resident Manoranjan D who jumped into the Lok Sabha Chamber along with Sagar Sharma from Lucknow on Wednesday triggering panic inside the House. So far the details have revealed that the group of six hatched the plan in advance and now it has come to the fore that Manoranjan had visited Parliament in July and knew that shoes were not frisked.

"In July, Manoranjan came to Delhi and went inside the parliament on a visitor pass issued on the name of an MP. There, he got to know that the frisking of shoes does not happen," an officer privy to the investigations told news agency PTI.

When Mysuru started an investigation after the breach it was found the Bachelor of Engineering graduate had no criminal record and was associated with 'Bhagat Singh Fan Club', PTI reported citing police sources. "We didn't come across any criminal background. He was a very quiet person but looking at the books he read, he appeared to be a 'revolutionary type'," a police officer told PTI.

'Revolutionary Type'

A police offer told that Manoranjan appeared to be a 'revolutionary type and seemed to be an ardent admirer of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh was was executed by the British at the age of 23 in 1931.

"It appears like they wanted to replicate what Bhagat Singh and group did during the freedom struggle," an officer said noting that on April 8, 1929 Bhagat Singh and others symbolically bombed the Central Assembly in Delhi.

A facebook fan page of Bhagat Singh also emerged as a strong common link which connected the motley team that pulled off the audacious Parliament security breach. It has come to light that the accused were highly influnced by the freedom fighter and wanted to commit an act that would draw the country's attention towards them. So far, no terror links have been established.

Manoranjan had received the entry pass to Parliament from Mysore-Kodagu MP, Pratap Simha.

According to the police, Lalit, Sagar Sharma, and Maoranjan D had met in Mysuru about a year ago and hatched a plan to bar into Parliament. Two more accused Neelam and Amol were added to the plan later.

A teacher by profession, Lalit - who is still on the run, led the plan and asked Manoranjan to do a recce of all entry points of the Parliament during the Monsoon Session. On the day of the attack, Lalit came to Parliament but when they got only four passes, he decided to keep the mobile phones of others.

Efforts are on the to nab Lalit. Meanwhile, a high-leven probe has been ordered by the Ministry of Home Affairs into the incident and the Delhi Police have slapped the accused with anti-terror law UAPA.