NEW DELHI, April 6: In a major security breach at the Delhi Assembly, a masked man drove an SUV through one of the boundary gates and placed a flower bouquet in the Speaker’s vehicle parked on the porch before fleeing, triggering a high alert on Monday afternoon. Police later detained three people, including the driver, and seized the vehicle from north Delhi.
Nothing suspicious was found on the Assembly premises after multiple police teams, along with a bomb disposal squad, conducted a thorough sweep of the area to rule out any threat. Forensic experts also examined the bouquet.
The police said that the detainees were being questioned. “It is too early to comment on the motive behind the entire incident. Our teams are questioning him. Motive is not clear. But we are investigating the entire matter from every possible angle,” a police officer said and mentioned the recent bomb threats sent to the Assembly. “The entire incident happened very quickly, in just five to seven minutes,” the officer added.
Official sources said the car, bearing an Uttar Pradesh registration number, was being driven in a highly reckless manner and was approaching from the Delhi University side. The driver took a sharp left turn, rammed the vehicle into the main gate, broke through the boom barriers and entered the Assembly premises.
The accused placed a bouquet and a garland inside the official vehicle of the Speaker that was parked in the porch of his office in the Assembly premises, the sources said.
Later, the bouquet and the garland were removed and kept near the porch due to suspicion that they may have explosive material, they said. (PTI)
