Parliament security breach accused allege torture, electric shocks to sign blank papers and link themselves to political parties

The accused in the Parliament security breach case have claimed that they were subjected to coercion and torture during their custody..In an application moved before Delhi's Patiala House Court, the accused have alleged that they were subjected to torture and electric shocks to sign 70 blank pages, confess crimes under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), and to link themselves to political parties..The plea, moved by Manoranjan D, Sagar Sharma, Lalit Jha, Amol Shinde and Mahesh Kumawat states that during polygraph, narco and brain mapping tests, those conducting the tests pressured them to name a political party or leader in connection with the case.They also stated that they were questioned about their current and old mobile phone numbers, and were taken to telecom provider offices for issuance of SIM cards for both their old and new phone numbers.Moreover, the accused claim they were forced to disclose passwords for their online social media accounts, email accounts and mobile phones..All six accused were physically presented before Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur today. ASJ Kaur extended their judicial custody till March 1.Meanwhile, the Court scheduled the hearing for the application moved by the five accused persons on February 17.It also directed Delhi Police to submit its response to the allegations presented in the application..Neelam Azad, Sagar Sharma, Manoranjan D and Amol Shinde were arrested by the Delhi Police on December 13, 2023 along with three other accused.While Azad and Shinde were protesting outside Parliament building, Sharma and Manoranjan D had entered the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors' gallery with canisters emitting smoke.Later, Police also arrested alleged mastermind behind the ‘conspiracy’, Lalit Jha and another co-accused Mahesh Kumawat.On January 18, Azad was denied bail on the ground that the investigation was at a nascent stage and that the allegations against her were serious in nature.