India, April 6 -- A masked man in a car broke through an iron gate and barrier at the Delhi legislative assembly complex around 2 pm on Monday, and left after a rather weird act, in what is being treated as a major security breach.

He drove through Gate 2, which is used for VIPs; then got out of the car, proceeded to place a bouquet on the porch near Speaker Vijender Gupta's car, and drove away, HT has learnt.

He hit the tall iron gate as well as a boom barrier on the way in and out.

Bomb squad teams and crime branch have been called in, and nothing suspicious has been found yet. Special Commissioner of police (Special Cell) Anil Shukla and Special CP (Law and Order) Ravindra Yadav are already at the spot.

The car, a white Tata Sierra...