Sagar Sharma is an Indian e-rickshaw driver who breached the security of parliament on 13 December 2023.
Wiki/Biography
Sagar Sharma was born on Tuesday, 31 December 1996 (age 26 years; as of 2024) in New Delhi, India. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He completed his higher secondary education at the Bhupati Singh Memorial Inter College in Alam Bagh, Lucknow.
Childhood photo of Sagar Sharma
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 8″
Weight (approx.): 65 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
Sagar Sharma’s father, Roshan Lal, is a carpenter, and his mother, Rani is a homemaker. Sagar also has a sister.
Sagar Sharma’s father Roshan Lal
Sagar Sharma’s mother Rani
Wife
There is no information about Sagar Sharma’s marital status.
Religion
Sagar Sharma follows Hinduism and often shares photos of Hindu gods on social media.
Sagar Sharma’s Instagram post
Career
There is not much information about Sagar Sharma’s career.
Controversy
On 13 December 2023, Sagar Sharma along with a man named D. Manoranjan, jumped into the Lok Sabha’s chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour released yellow smoke from canisters and shouted slogans. Meanwhile, two others who were also involved created a nuisance outside the parliament by shouting slogans like “tanashahi nahi chalegi.” The incident occurred on the 22nd anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack. A case was registered under the charges that include UAPA sections 16 (punishment for terrorist act) and 18 (punishment for conspiracy, etc.) and IPC sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 452 (trespass), 153 (wantonly giving provocation, with intent to cause riot), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), and 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty).
Facts/Trivia
- Sagar Sharma is hugely inspired by Bhagat Singh and the Argentine Marxist diplomat and military theorist Che Guevara. He often shares quotes and teachings of these two people on social media.
- Sagar couldn’t study further due to financial constraints in the family.
- In 2018, Sagar Sharma went to Bangalore to work at a flour mill; however, he returned as soon as the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020. In 2023, he started plying an e-rickshaw.
- From 2015 to 2021, Sagar maintained a diary in which he used to write a lot of things that included thoughts on society, poems, and couplets by revolutionaries and freedom fighters. He used to write ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ on the top of every page, and he even mentioned who he wished to die one day for his nation. On 13 June 2015, in his diary, he wrote
I have given my life to the nation. I have taken a step towards freedom. Now the turn will come to die for the nation. I have already rested a lot.” - Sagar wanted to get into the Indian Army but couldn’t as he failed his test multiple times.
- He loved reading crime novels the Hindi translation of the autobiographical manifesto of Adolf Hitler titled ‘Mein Kampf.’
- Sagar loved swimming and would often go to nearby rivers to take a dip.
Sagar Sharma swimming in a river
- Before leaving for Delhi, Sagar Sharma told his parents that he is going to take part in a protest and didn’t mention anything to his parents about his parliament plan. He also shared a post on Instagram in which he wrote “Jeete ya hare, par koshish to zaruri hai. Ab dekhna ye hai safar kitana haseen hoga. Umeed hai fir milengey (Making an effort is important whether you win or lose. Let’s see how beautiful the journey will be. Hope to see you again).
Sagar Sharma’s last Instagram post before the Parliament breach incident