On Saturday, the Patiala House Court in Delhi extended Mahesh Kumawat’s police custody, the sixth accused in the Parliament security breach case, by 13 days. The extension was granted by Special Judge Dr Hardeep Kaur in response to an application filed by the Delhi Police as part of the ongoing investigation into the breach incident.
The Delhi Police, represented by special public prosecutor Akhand Pratap Singh, stated that a psychological test of the accused was underway and further custody was necessary to confront him based on the psychology analysis report. Mahesh Kumawat had been in police custody for seven days before the extension.
Mahesh Kumawat was arrested in connection with the Parliament security breach incident on December 13. During the last hearing, the Delhi Police apprised the court that the conspiracy behind the breach had been in progress for over a year. They revealed that Mahesh attended all meetings held in various cities related to the conspiracy.
The public prosecutor disclosed that Mahesh had been in contact with the other accused for the past two years and actively participated in the conspiracy. His involvement extended to the destruction of a mobile phone and providing evidence to the prime accused and mastermind, Lalit Jha.
The police claimed that Mahesh, along with others, aimed to create anarchy in the country and compel the government to meet their ‘unjust’ and ‘illegal’ demands.
Simultaneously, the Delhi Police’s Special Cell conducted psycho-analysis tests on all the accused involved in the case. The tests, conducted at a government institute in Rohini, included Mahesh Kumawat and Lalit Jha. Additionally, the Special Cell is working on reactivating the destroyed SIM cards of all the accused, a move expected to yield new leads in the ongoing investigation.