'Heard a loud crash, SUV sped in at 60-70 kmph': Eyewitnesses on Delhi Assembly security breach

NEW DELHI: (Apr 7) The masked man who drove an SUV into the Delhi Assembly premises on Monday, hit an e-rickshaw outside and crashed into a gate on the way in at a very high speed, eyewitnesses said.

The car appeared to be moving at around 60 to 70 kmph, said the e-rickshaw driver whose vehicle was hit. After entering the assembly premises around 2 pm, the man placed a flower bouquet in the speaker's vehicle parked on the porch before fleeing at a similarly high speed.

“I had parked my e-rickshaw outside Gate No. 2 of the Vidhan Sabha and was waiting for customers near the metro gate when I heard a loud crash as the car hit the iron gate,” said Gaurav, the e-rickshaw driver. He usually ferries passengers between the Vidhan Sabha Metro station and Majnu ka Tila.