Lok Sabha Intruders Planned Self-Immolation But What Went Wrong With Lalit Jha's 'Gel Plan'

As Delhi Police continues to investigate Parliament security breach conspiracy, key conspirator Lalit Mohan Jha made some shocking revelations during the interrogation and said that he and other members of the group had originally planned to immolate themselves inside and outside Parliament. However, he revealed that the plan to self-immolate was to be acted upon only after applying a ‘fire retardant gel’ to minimise injuries.

Further revealing the reason behind abandoning the plan, Jha said that they had to drop the idea as they could not source the gel. The idea to drop smoke canisters inside the Lok Sabha was part of ‘Plan B’, Jha informed.

Why Mobile Phones were burnt and destroyed?

During the interrogation, Jha also admitted to having burnt and destroyed the mobile phones belonging to him and his teammates. Jha, also known as ‘Masterji’, said that he fled with the mobile phones of his co-accused from outside Parliament on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the police have stated that Jha has not been very cooperative in the probe and is frequently changing his statements to mislead the investigation.

Parliament Security Breach: Know All About The Incident

• A major controversy erupted on Wednesday (December 13) when two men – Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D – barged into the Lok Sabha from the public gallery during Zero Hour and released yellow smoke from canisters. The incident occurred when Lok Sabha proceedings were taking place with MPs present inside the house.
• Meanwhile, two others – Amol Shinde and Neelam Devi – released coloured smoke from canisters while shouting “Tanashahi Nahi Chalegi” outside the Parliament premises.
• Lalit Jha, the fifth accused and the alleged ‘mastermind’ of the incident was recording Amol and Shinde from far. He fled the spot after the police grabbed his teammates. He, however, surrendered on Thursday, December 14.
• All the five accused have been sent to police custody for seven days.
• The Special Cell of Delhi Police on Friday detained two more people following their suspected association with five arrested in the case. The detained persons are identified as Mahesh and Kailash, both residents of Rajasthan and have an alleged association with a social media group called ‘Justice for Azad Bhagat Singh’.
• The Delhi Police’s Special Cell, which is investigating the case, also plans to record the statement of BJP MP Pratap Simha, who had authorised the visitor passes for the two men who breached security to enter the House.