Delhi was put on a high alert after the car of a member of Parliament rammed into a barricade in the Parliament premises on Tuesday, news agency ANI reported.

The car belongs to Congress Lok Sabha MP from Manipur Dr Thokchom Meinya.

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Security personnel at the Parliament are investigating the cause of the incident.

Last year in December, a similar incident had sparked off the alarms at the Parliament when a private taxi crashed into the entrance barrier of the Sansad Bhavan.

More details are awaited.