Indian Parliament Security Breach: Once again, there has been a major lapse in the security of the Indian Parliament. An unidentified person jumped over the wall and entered the Parliament building, reaching up to the Garuda Gate. The person has been arrested. The incident took place at around 6 AM. A man climbed a tree near Rail Bhawan, jumped over the wall, and entered inside. However, the security personnel immediately caught him, and he is currently being interrogated.
Parliament House News: Indian Parliament Breach
This is not the first time that security of the Parliament has been compromised. On December 13, 2023, six unidentified people entered the Parliament building. Among them, two men entered the Lok Sabha visitors’ gallery and released yellow smoke using smoke cans, while the others released colored smoke outside the Parliament. All of them had hidden the smoke cans inside their shoes to smuggle them in. Reportedly, they managed to gain entry through passes issued under the name of BJP MP from Mysuru, Pratap Simha. After this incident, the provision of entry for MPs’ personal assistants was discontinued.
Delhi Parliament Security Lapse: The Terrorist Attack of 2001
It should be noted that the biggest attack on the Indian Parliament took place in 2001. On December 13, 2001, five terrorists of Jaish-e-Mohammed entered the Parliament building and launched an attack. They used a fake car of the Ministry of Home Affairs to get inside. All five terrorists were armed with weapons. In this terrorist attack, nine people lost their lives.
The Delhi Police and the Army killed all five terrorists. Among the nine Indians who died in the attack were five Delhi Police personnel, one CRPF jawan, two Parliament security guards, and a gardener. After this attack, Parliament’s security arrangements were overhauled. Now, only those with valid identification cards are allowed entry into the Parliament premises.