Lok Sabha security breach: Video shows how MPs thrashed, overpowered intruder

NEW DELHI: A new video of the Parliament security breach shows how the members of Lok Sabha got together to overpower one of the two intruders who had jumped from the visitor's gallery. The video shows some of the MPs grabbing the hands of the intruder to stop him while some others hold him by his head. Many others gathered around the intruder and slapped and punched him. The two intruders were then taken out by the security personnel.

The incident, which has taken place on the 22nd anniversary of the Parliament terror attack, happened when members were raising matters of urgent public importance and BJP MP Khagen Murmu was raising his issue. BJP Rajendra Agrawal was in the chair when the incident occurred. The two men who jumped from the visitors gallery have been identified as Manoranjan, a resident of Karnataka and Sagar Sharma. They had entered the Parliament on visitors' pass issued by a BJP MP.



Speaker Om Birla lauded the MPs and staff for pinning down men who jumped into the House chamber.

Giving details of the incident, Congress MP Karti Chidambaram said: "Suddenly two young men around 20 years old jumped into the House from the visitor's gallery and had canisters in their hand. These canisters were emitting yellow smoke. One of them was attempting to run towards the Speaker's chair. They were shouting some slogans. The smoke could have been poisonous. This is a serious breach of security especially on 13th December, the day when Parliament was attacked in 2001."

"Two young men jumped from the gallery and something was hurled by them from which gas was emitting. They were caught by MPs, and they were brought out by security personnel. The House was adjourned till 2 pm. This is certainly a security breach because today we observed the death anniversary of people who sacrificed their lives in 2001 (Parliament attack)," said Congress MP Adir Ranjan Chowdhury.



Simultaneously, two individuals, including a woman, sprayed colored gas and shouted slogans outside the Parliament premises.

All the four people involved in the incident have been identified. Investigations are underway to find out further details. A team of the forensic science laboratory (FSL) has collected samples. Intelligence Bureau officials have questioned the two intruders.


"We are going through their background. Sharma is a native of Mysore and pursuing engineering from a university in Banglore while other person is also from Mysore," said an IB official. The official added that a team of IB along with the local police have reached to the homes of the detained men for detailed investigation.

"Their phones have been procured and they have been questioned over their links with any organization. The written material recovered from them have been seized for investigation, " the official added.



They are in touch with multiple agencies who are out on field to get more details of all four people who were detained for security breach in Parliament.

"We have procured CCTVs of all check points from where they crossed before entering to visitors gallery," the official said.

(With inputs from agencies)

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