Security scare at Delhi Assembly as car driven by masked man breaks through iron gate

The Delhi Assembly was witness to a security scare on Monday afternoon as a car forced through one of the boundary gates of the premises. The car, bearing a UP registration number, entered the Assembly premises breaking through Gate No.

2 at around 2 PM, officials told PTI. The driver then moved towards the office of the Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Vijender Gupta. He also placed a flower bouquet near the porch.

The incident has raised "serious" security concerns, and authorities are treating it as a potential "security breach", officials said. The incident comes close on the heels of bomb threats received by the Assembly during the recently concluded budget session.