R-DAY VIOLENCE: ACCUSED TAKEN TO RED FORT TO RECREATE SCENE
NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu and Iqbal Singh, both arrested in connection with the January 26 Red Fort violence, were on Saturday taken to the 17th century monument by the Delhi Police’s special investigation team (SIT) to recreate the sequence of events leading to vandalism and clashes that erupted there during a tractor rally by farmers protesting against three new agricultural laws.
The two were arrested between Monday and Tuesday from near Karnal Bypass in Haryana and Punjab’s Hoshiarpur, respectively.
They are presently in the custody of the SIT of the crime branch, which is probing their alleged role in the Red Fort violence on Republic Day. Police have alleged that the two were “prominent players” behind the violence.
NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu and Iqbal Singh, both arrested in connection with the January 26 Red Fort violence, were on Saturday taken to the monument by Delhi Police’s special investigation team (SIT) to recreate the sequence of events leading to vandalism and clashes that erupted there during a tractor rally by farmers protesting against three new agricultural laws.
The two were arrested between Monday and Tuesday from near Karnal Bypass in Haryana and Punjab’s Hoshiarpur, respectively. They are presently in the custody of the SIT of the crime branch, which is probing their alleged role in the
Red Fort violence on Republic Day. Police have alleged that the two were “prominent players” behind the violence and “instigated the mob” by delivering “provocative speeches”.
During the recreation of the crime scene, SIT asked Sidhu and Iqbal to describe their activities at the Red Fort, a police officer said. They were asked about the passage through which they entered the iconic structure and exited it after religious and farm union flags were hoisted by some protesters.
The team inspected the entire scene of violence at the fort to corroborate their claims and to ascertain how things unfolded at the monument, the officer said.
Three more arrested in Burari violence case
Police on Saturday said they arrested three more persons for the violence near Burari on Republic Day. A total of 146 persons have been arrested. Sukhmeet Singh, 35, his brother Gundeep Singh,33, and Harvinder Singh,32, were arrested on Friday, after their presence at the scene was confirmed from videos and photos collected by the investigators.