NEW DELHI, DEC 21   :   A Delhi court on Thursday extended the police custody of four persons arrested in connection with the Parliament security breach incident by another 15 days.

The court after hearing the plea of the police as well as the defence lawyers, extended the police custody of the accused till January 5.

\\\\\\\\Delhi Police after the expiry of the 7-day police custody of four accused – Manoranjan D, Sagar Sharma, Neelam Verma, Amol Shinde – produced them before the court during the day.

All four were earlier arrested under the anti-terror Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) as also under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Delhi Police submitted before the court that a in-depth investigation was required to unearth the larger conspiracy behind their acts nnd prayed for 15-day police custody of all the accused.

The police counsel submitted that the investigation was at a crucial stage and the accused persons have to be taken to different places to find out the people behind them.

Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur after hearing the submissions passed an order to fifteen days police custody of the arrested accused persons.

In this matter Delhi Police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) under sections 153 (wantonly giving provocation with an intent to cause riot), 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 452 (trespass), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servants from discharge of his duty) defined under Indian Penal Code(IPC) and Sections 16 and 18 of UAPA against the accused persons. (UNI)