New Delhi, April 6, IPU Media Update News: A security breach has occurred at the Delhi Assembly complex. An individual, driving a car at high speed, rammed into the Assembly gate and sped inside the premises. The car directly struck Gate No. 2 of the Assembly. As the gate gave way, the vehicle rapidly entered the complex. The driver placed a floral bouquet outside the office of ‘Speaker Vijender Gupta’ and then fled the scene in the same car. Eyewitnesses reported that the vehicle bore a Uttar Pradesh registration plate. They stated that the incident took place around 2:00 PM. The police apprehended the accused within two hours of the incident. Both the car and the driver have been taken into custody. Preliminary information reveals that the vehicle involved is a Tata Sierra bearing a UP registration number. Further details regarding this incident are awaited.

A forensic team, along with the bomb squad, is currently conducting inspections within the Assembly premises. Officials have confirmed that nothing suspicious was found inside the floral bouquet. The Delhi Assembly had recently received bomb threats during the budget sessions that just concluded. Against this backdrop, the occurrence of this latest incident highlights a lapse in security. Sources within the Delhi Assembly stated that they are treating this as a security breach and have initiated an investigation.

— M Venkata T Reddy, News Editor and Investigative Journalist