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Masked Driver Breaches Delhi Assembly Security

Published 6 April 2026

A masked driver breached security at the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Monday afternoon, ramming a car through a boundary gate before placing a flower bouquet near the speaker's office and fleeing, prompting a swift police response and the arrest of three individuals.

The incident occurred around 2 p.m. when a white Tata Sierra with an Uttar Pradesh registration number forced its way through Gate No. 2, a secondary entrance with lighter security since the assembly was not in session. Officials said the driver, wearing a mask, exited the vehicle, threw ink at Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta's car, and left the bouquet on the porch outside Gupta's office before speeding away. Eyewitnesses described the car crashing through the iron gate, with security personnel unable to intervene due to its velocity.

Delhi Police quickly recovered the vehicle in Roopnagar, a residential area in north Delhi, and identified the driver as Sarabjit Singh. Two other men, both taxi drivers, were detained in connection with the event, though preliminary investigations found no evidence of their involvement in the breach. "The driver proceeded towards the office of Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta and...

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