NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have arrested three people who allegedly attempted to enter Parliament with forged Aadhaar cards.
The Delhi Police arrested the three accused, Kasim, Monis and Soyeb, on charges of forgery and cheating. Sources said that they had been working as contract labourers in the Parliament complex for the last three months
The incident took place on June 4, following which the Delhi Police registered an FIR under sections 419 (cheating by impersonation), 465 (forgery), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating), 471 (using as genuine a forged document), and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.
As per the FIR, accessed by The New Indian Express, a CISF personnel was checking photo IDs at iron gate no. 3 of Parliament House on June 4 when, he detected three workers trying to gain entry with casual entry passes.
The security officials found the documents doubtful. When the cards were sent for further scrutiny, they were found to be forged.
Subsequently, Delhi police were informed, and they lodged a case based on the complaint made by the CISF officer. All three accused were placed in custody for further questioning.
The incident comes six months after a major security breach occurred on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack on December 13 last year, when two people jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery and opened canisters that emitted yellow-colored smoke, triggering panic among the parliamentarians. Outside the building, two more individuals were arrested for similar activities.
The six who were arrested for the entire breach conspiracy were Manoranjan D, Sagar Sharma, Amol Dhanraj Shinde, Neelam Ranolia, Lalit Jha, and Mahesh Kumawat.