Amid the ongoing political slugfest over the cont༺roversial security breach in Parliament, Sagar Sharma and D Manoranjan the two men who popped yellow smoke canisters inside parliament reportedly opened up about the modus operandi they followed to smuggle the smoke canisters by hoodwinking the layers of stringent security protoc🌠ols.
Sharma and Manoranjan has been sent to p💮olice custody while the other two who popped can🉐s outside Parliament, Neelam Devi and Amol Shinde are expected to be taken to Lucknow to identify the shop that made these shoes, Delhi Police said Thursday evening.
The alleged mastermind, Lalit Jha, was arrested last evening after being o✅n the run for over 48 💦hours; he had fled to Rajasthan's Naguar before returning to surrender.
How were the canisters smuggled?
According to a report by NDTV, the canisters were smuggled inside cavities cut into the lefꦫt sole of custom-made sports shoes, or sneakers. It has also been revealed that the soleꦑs of the sneakers worn on their left feet were found to have extra padding while a second rubber slip was glued to the bottom in a bid to support the cavities.
As per media reports, Sharma sported a pair of khaki-coloured socks with the shoes, which weꦦre reportedly built to order in Lucknow, his home town. Sharma wore light grey shoes while Manoranjan's s൲hoes were a darker grey, the police FIR said.
On the other hand, the inside sole of the shoe worn by Manoranjan on his right foot was also found to have a cav⛄ity which was supported with a second rubber slip fixed to the bottom. Ma๊noranjan wore dark blue socks with his shoes.
Police have confiscated the the shoes and s🐈ocks as evidences☂ for forensic inquiries.
Canisters, documents recovered as well
Besides the shoes and socks, police has also retrieved the canisters as well as documents confirming their identities which these included Aadhaar cards from Lucknow and Mysuru alongside two partly-torn pamphlet🌃s.
As per media reports, one of the pamphlets had the phrase 'Jai Hind' in English with a pict﷽ure of a closed fist, in the colours of the Indian flag, and a slogan in Hindi, while the second had an English slogan on ethnic vi🐷olence in Manipur.
Used smoke cans were also recovered from outside Parliament, where Neelam Devi and Amol Shinde staged the other half of Wednesday's protest. Four cans and some firec𒁃rackers were seized.
Each of the smoke canisters had warning labels cautioning against use in indoor or crowded places, as also against sale to those below 18 years of age. There were strict warnings on how to use the caꦿns, which included the use of goggles or gloves, and to retreat to a safe distance after activation.
