New Delhi, August 22 – Security at the Indian Parliament was breached once again on Friday when a man managed to scale a tree, jump over the boundary wall, and enter the premises. He was soon apprehended by security personnel and is currently being questioned.
The incident occurred a day after the monsoon session of Parliament concluded. According to officials, the intruder entered around 6:30 a.m., climbing the wall from the Rail Bhavan side and making his way toward the Garud Dwar of the new Parliament building. Security staff spotted him wandering inside the complex and immediately detained him.
As per agency report, this is not the first time Parliament security has been compromised. Last year, a 20-year-old man entered the Parliament annexe, an incident captured in a video showing him in shorts and a T-shirt being detained by CISF personnel. No objectionable items were found in his possession.
In December 2023, a major lapse occurred on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, when two men, Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D, disrupted Lok Sabha proceedings by leaping from the visitors’ gallery and releasing yellow smoke inside the chamber. At the same time, two associates, Neelam Azad and Amol Shinde, set off smoke devices outside while shouting slogans. MPs inside the House overpowered the intruders.
Altogether, six people were arrested in that case, including Mahesh Kumawat and Lalit Jha, with Jha identified as the mastermind. Delhi Police later filed a chargesheet exceeding 900 pages in the Patiala House Court detailing the security lapse.
The latest incident has once again raised serious concerns about Parliament’s security apparatus and its preparedness to prevent repeat breaches. Would you like me to also prepare a crisp 200-word version of this update for your English portal?
