Parliament security breach: Delhi court sends accused to 7-day custody

A Delhi court on Friday sent Lalit Jha, arrested in the Parliament security breach case, to 7-day police custody for his sustained custodial interrogation.

Special Judge Hardeep Kaur remanded Jha in Delhi police's custody after the public prosecutor said he was the mastermind of the incident and was required to be questioned to unearth the entire conspiracy.

The court passed the order on an application filed by the city police which sought his custody for 15 days.

Opposition protests against suspensions

Opposition INDIA alliance leaders staged a protest near the Gandhi statue in the Parliament complex on Friday, a day after 14 MPs were suspended. While Derek O'Brien of the TMC was suspended from the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, 13 Opposition MPs, including nine from the Congress and the DMK's Kanimozhi, were suspended from the Lok Sabha.