5th accused Lalit Jha surrenders before Delhi Police in Parliament security breach

In a major development, the mastermind and the fifth accused of the Parliament security breach incident surrendered before Delhi Police on Thursday. 

According to sources, accused Lalit Jha himself reached the Kartavya path in Delhi and surrendered before the police. He was accompanied by a person named Mahesh Jha. Delhi police later handed over Jha to the Special Cell. Notably, Jha is said to be the mastermind of this incident. Delhi Police is suspecting that there may be a bigger conspiracy behind this incident. 

A team of Delhi Police was also stationed in



Rajasthan's Nagaur to apprehend Jha as the accused belongs to this place. It is believed that Jha was in constant touch with all the accused and the incident was allegedly carried out on his instruction, they said. 

It was Jha who shot the video of the protest outside the Parliament on his mobile phone and uploaded it on social media. Notably, he had absconded with the phones of four other accused before the incident on December 13. Individuals arrested in connection with the security breach in Parliament have been charged under the anti-terror law UAPA, in addition to sections of the Indian Penal Code.