On Wednesday, five of six accused arrested in the Parliamentary security breach case alleged against the Delhi Police security cell that they were subjected to torture and forced to confess to the crime and to take the name of a political party (opposition). The six accused are Sagar Sharma, Manoranjan D, Mahesh Kumawat, Neelam Azad, Lalit Jha, and Amol Shinde.
Parliament Breach Incident
On December 13th, 2023, that is, on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack, two accused, Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D, jumped from the public gallery of Lok Sabha into the area of the MPs sit. The other two, Neelam Azad and Amol Shinde sprayed yellow-colored gas from canisters and shouted slogans like “Tanashahi Nahi Chalegi” outside Parliament premises. 
Accusations by Accused Individuals
On Wednesday, during a hearing at Delhi Patiala House court, five accused except Neelam Azad, filed an application alleging coercion by the Police before Judge Hardeep Kaur. All accused were in the custody of the Delhi Police Special Cell and then were sent to judicial custody earlier this month. Their judicial custody was extended till March 1st by the Judge. The court sought a response from the Special cell and scheduled the next hearing on February 17th.
Accusations :
- Each accused alleged they were forced to sign approximately 70 blank pages at various intervals.
- They claim they were tortured and given electric shocks to extract confessions and to claim association with political parties.
- Two accused alleged that they were forced to name political parties or leaders during polygraph, narco, and brain mapping tests.
- Forced to provide passwords for their social media accounts, emails, and mobile phones.
- Pressured to disclose their current and previous mobile numbers and were taken to telecom provider offices for issuance of both new and old SIM cards.
Accused Excuse
They claimed to have been a part of a social media group called Bhagat Singh Fan Club and wanted to emulate freedom fighter’s symbolic bombing of the Central Legislative Assembly. They claimed they were protesting against the political parties and leaders who failed to solve issues such as unemployment, farmer’s issues, inflation, and poverty.
