Lalit Jha, who surrendered at the Kartvaya Path police post in Delhi on December 14 night, has been described by the Delhi police as the alleged “mastermind” behind the Parliament security breach case, in the Lok Sabha.
Mr. Jha, a teacher by profession, was produced in a city court on December 15 and sent to seven days of police custody. The police had sought 15 days of custody, submitting that Mr. Jha had destroyed phones belonging to the other accused persons, and had “disclosed” the “motive” behind the group’s actions.
These submissions were made by Public Prosecutor Akhand Pratap Singh in the court of Hardeep Kaur, Additional Sessions Judge and NIA special judge at the Patiala House Court.
