NEW DELHI: Five of the six people arrested in the Parliament security breach case approached a city court, alleging torture and electric shock by the cops to make them sign to various documents during their custody.
An application was moved before Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Hardeep Kaur at the Patiala House Courts by Manoranjan D, Sagar Sharma, Lalit Jha, Amol Shinde and Mahesh Kumawat contending that they were tortured to sign 70 blank pages, confess crimes under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
It was also claimed that those conducted polygraph, narco and brain mapping tests pressured them to name a political party or lead to link themselves.
Five of the accused, Manoranjan D, Sagar Sharma, Lalit Jha, Amol Shinde and Mahesh Kumawat told the court that they were forced to give their passwords for social media accounts, emails and phones.
The court sought a reply from the police in the matter and fixed February 17 for hearing the application. In the meantime, their judicial custody extended till March 1.
Earlier this month, the court had dismissed the bail plea moved by Neelam Azad, the only woman arrested in the Parliament security breach case.
The accused persons were approaching the city court against the case registered against her by the Delhi Police under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
As per the case, accused persons-- Manoranjan D and Sagar Sharma caused the security breach at the new Parliament building on December 13, 2023 after they jumped from the visitors' gallery to the chamber diffusing yellow gas from smoke canisters that they had carried.
Neelam and another accused person Amol Shinde were arrested outside the Parliament at the same time after similar protests with smoke canisters.
The police had registered an FIR against the accused persons at Parliament Street police station under Sections 153 (want only giving provocation with an intent to cause riot), 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 452 (trespass), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servants from discharge of his duty) of the Indian Penal Code, and Sections 16 and 18 of the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
