The Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Thursday accorded prosecution sanction under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against the six people accused in the Parliament attack on December 13, 2023.
Saxena has accorded prosecution sanction against the six individuals, namely Manoranjan D, Sagar Sharma, Amol Dhanraj Shinde, Neelam Ranolia, Lalit Jha and Mahesh Kumawat under UAPA, for illegally entering and allegedly attacking the Parliament and throwing smoke canisters in the Lok Sabha during the live session.
The Delhi Police had requested their prosecution under section 16 and 18 of UAPA from the competent authority, i.e. the Lt. Governor, who found sufficient material on record, to grant the sanction. While the Delhi Police had requested for necessary prosecution sanction under UAPA, the Review Committee of Tis Hazari Court’s Directorate of Prosecution (DoP) on May 30 had also gone through the entire evidence collected by the Investigating Agency and found the involvement of the accused in Parliament attack case.
The Review Committee noted that prima facie a case was made out against the accused under UAPA.
The Delhi Police had registered a case on December 14 under section 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public information, 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 452 (house trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint), 153 (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), 120B (punishment for criminal conspiracy) of IPC and 13, 16, 18 of UAPA, at the Parliament Street Police Station on the complaint made by the security officer in the Lok Sabha.
The investigation of the case was later on transferred from the Parliament Street Police Station to the Counter Intelligence Unit of the New Delhi Police Station’s Special Cell. During the investigation, the accused persons were arrested and are in judicial custody at the present.
