02-07-2025
Delhi High Court grants bail to 2 accused in 2023 Parliament security breach case
The Delhi High Court Wednesday granted bail to Neelam Ranolia alias Azad and Mahesh Kumawat, the two accused in the 2023 Parliament security breach case.
The Division Bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Iyer granted relief on the condition that Ranolia and Kumawat will not give interviews, attend press conferences, or send posts on social media, and should report to their local police station three times a week. They were also instructed not to leave Delhi.
The two have also been instructed not to leave Delhi.
The security breach took place on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack, when the accused allegedly launched coordinated gas attacks, both inside and outside Parliament, during the Zero Hour on December 13, 2023.
While two of the accused jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery and opened smoke canisters that released yellow gas, outside the Parliament premises, two others — Amol Shinde and Neelam Azad — sprayed coloured gases from canisters while shouting 'tanashahi nahi chalegi (dictatorship won't be allowed)'.
Six accused were later arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act or UAPA and the Indian Penal Code by the Delhi Police Special Cell.
