Published 07:09 IST, December 23rd 2023

Court allows Parliament attack accused Neelam Azad to meet her lawyer

Neelam, a resident of Ghaso Khurd village of Jind, is one of six people arrested and who are now under interrogation in connection with the December 13 attack

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Neelam Azad being detained after she ignited smoke bombs outside parliament. | Image: Republic
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Delhi: A court has allowed one of the six people arrested in the Parliament security lapse case, Neelam Azad. to meet her lawyer, her family said on Friday, December 22. 

Neelam, a resident of Ghaso Khurd village of Jind, is one of six people arrested and who are now under interrogation in connection with the December 13 Parliament security breach incident.

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Neelam's brother Ramniwas said that a court has allowed Neelam to meet her lawyer but not her family members.

Besides Neelam, the Delhi Police has arrested Sagar Sharma, Manoranjan D, Amol Shinde, Lalit Jha, and Mahesh Kumawat in the case.

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On December 13, Neelam and Amol Shinde were caught from outside Parliament after they raised slogans and set off a smoke canister.

Almost at the same time, inside Parliament, Manoranjan and Sharma jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber shouting slogans and later setting off similar smoke cans. 

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(With PTI inputs)

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07:08 IST, December 23rd 2023