New Delhi, India

Delhi police have made two new arrests as part of their probe into the December 13 security breach at the Indian Parliament in the national capital.

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As per reports, on Wednesday, police picked up an ex-techie and a 50-year-old man from Karnataka's Bagalkot city and Uttar Pradesh's Jalaun district, respectively.

The arrest

A Times of India (TOI) report identifies the arrested men as a "50-year-old jobless man named Atul Kulshreshtha", and a senior software engineer, Sai Krishna.

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As per a PTI news agency report, the two are being questioned over their alleged involvement in the security breach. 

Citing sources, the news agency reported that one of them is said to be a close friend of Manoranjan D, one of the two men who disrupted parliament proceedings on the day. It goes on to identify the individual as Sai Krishna. 

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The two are suspected to be members of the now-deleted Facebook page 'Bhagat Singh Fan Club'. The page was reportedly created by the accused before the Parliament security breach incident.

They will remain in police custody for seven days. Their custody ends on Thursday, following which they will be produced before a court, where the Special Cell is expected to seek further custody.

Two more individuals were arrested later. According to the police, they are Lalit Jha and Mahesh Kumawat, and the two have also been interrogated.

The Parliament attack

In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack, last Wednesday (Dec 13th), two men - Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D - entered the Lok Sabha. They jumped into the chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour. There, they released coloured smoke and shouted slogans before being overpowered by the MPs.

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Two other individuals — Neelam and Amold Shinde — were detained outside the Parliament complex for staging a protest. The four were promptly arrested and charged under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

(With inputs from agencies)