Parliament security breach: Delhi Court remands alleged mastermind Lalit Jha to seven days police custody

A Delhi court on Friday remanded Lalit Jha, accused of being the mastermind behind the security breach in parliament earlier this week, to seven days of police custody..The order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur, who had yesterday remanded four others arrested in connection with the case to seven days of police custody. .Public Prosecutor Akhand Pratap Singh appeared for the Delhi Police today and sought fifteen days custody of Jha. However, the Patiala House Court judge said that it would grant seven days of police custody. .During the Lok Sabha proceedings on Wednesday, two persons identified as Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D, were reportedly seen entering the chamber from the visitors' gallery with canisters that were emitting smoke. Both were arrested by Delhi Police.Two more persons, Amol Shinde and Neelam, were arrested from outside the parliament where they were reportedly protesting with yellow smoke.All four persons were arrested by the police earlier this week, while the alleged 'mastermind', Lalit Jha, remained absconding. .Jha was arrested by the police yesterday. "He was arrested last night. He disclosed about his involvement and how he is mastermind of the entire conspiracy and what was their motive. We need him to investigate how the conspiracy was hatched and how they got funding. This will require detailed investigation ... We need to recover the mobile phones," submitted Public Prosecutor Akhand Pratap Singh today before the Delhi court, where Jha was produced. "We will give seven days remand," the judge replied. .Accordingly, Jha will now remain in police custody for seven days. Since Jha did not have a lawyer, he was represented by public legal aid counsel during the remand hearing today. .Parliament Security Breach accused claimed PM Modi was a proclaimed offender: Delhi Police tell Court.During yesterday's hearing, the prosecution had alleged that the accused had created a group called 'Bhagat Singh Fan Club' and had put up social media posts showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a 'proclaimed offender.'In this regard, Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) Atul Srivastava had referred to social media posts and pamphlets allegedly prepared by the accused wherein they had declared Prime Minister Modi a 'missing' person and declared a reward from a Swiss Bank for finding him.Notably, all the accused have been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for their alleged roles in the Parliament security breach.