A masked man in a car broke through an iron gate and barrier at the Delhi legislative assembly complex around 2 pm on Monday, and left after a rather weird act, in what is being treated as a major security breach.
He drove through Gate 2, which is used for VIPs; then got out of the car, proceeded to place a bouquet on the porch near Speaker Vijender Gupta’s car, and drove away, HT has learnt.
He hit the tall iron gate as well as a boom barrier on the way in and out.
Bomb squad teams and crime branch have been called in, and nothing suspicious has been found yet. Special Commissioner of police (Special Cell) Anil Shukla and Special CP (Law and Order) Ravindra Yadav are already at the spot.
What police say so far
The car, a white Tata Sierra SUV, had an Uttar Pradesh registration number. Police later said the car is registered in the name of one Sarbjit Singh, though it was not clear if it was he who was driving.
Staff who were present at Gate 2 and inside during the breach are being questioned, police officials said.
Police are also speaking with a rickshaw-puller who said he was hit by the same car around 2.15 pm outside.
Further details are awaited.
