Violence broke out at Red Fort on January 26 throughout Farmers’ protest in opposition to three farm payments
The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested Buta Singh, an accused within the January 26 Red Fort violence case.
On Monday, one other man, Gurjot Singh, was arrested from Punjab and remanded within the custody of Delhi Police for 3 days by a court docket right here on Monday.
A reward of Rs one lakh had been declared for his arrest, police mentioned. According to the police, Gurjot was an affiliate of Gurjant Singh who had allegedly hoisted a Sikh spiritual flag on the dome of Red Fort in the course of the January 26 violence.
Protesting farmers had on that day clashed with police throughout a tractor rally in opposition to the three new central farm legal guidelines and stormed the Red Fort, hoisting spiritual flags on its domes and injuring scores of policemen.
The court docket had just lately taken cognisance of the cost sheet within the case and summoned all of the accused on June 29.
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Actor-activist Deep Sidhu, who’s accused of being the important thing conspirator of the violence, is at present out on bail.
“After the incident, Gurjot Singh spoke to the media the place he disclosed his function within the incident of flag hoisting on the historic monument.
On that foundation, he was wished within the case and a reward of Rs one lakh was introduced on his arrest,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav mentioned.
Singh used to observe provocative movies of Lakkha Sidhana and Deep Sidhu on YouTube concerning Kisan Andolan, the police mentioned after his questioning.
In December 2020, he got here to the Singhu border twice to take part within the protest in opposition to the brand new agri legal guidelines enacted by the Centre.
On the attraction of Sarwan Singh Pandher and Satnam Singh Pannu, Kisan Majdoor Sangharsh Committee leaders, he alongside along with his village buddies and kinfolk determined to take part within the tractor parade, the police mentioned.
