New Delhi:Β The Delhi Police on Friday informed the high court that the death of a farmer whose tractor overturned during the tractor rally on Republic Day was due to shock and hemorrhage as a result of head injury, and not due to any gunshot injury. The police stated this in the status report filed in […]
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Two held from Jammu in Red Fort violence case
New Delhi:Β The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested two more accused in the Red Fort violence case from Jammu. The two accused have been identified as Mohinder Singh and Mandeep Singh and were arrested in a joint operation with the Jammu and Kashmir Police, police said on Tuesday. Mohinder Singh, 45 is a resident of […]
Man who climbed the ramparts of Red fort arrested
New Delhi: The Delhi Police have arrested another accused wanted in the Red fort violence on 26 January identified as Jaspreet Singh, a resident of Swaroop nagar in Delhi. The police said Jaspreet’s name came up during the interrogation of the arrested accused Maninder Singh who was seen brandishing swords at the Red fort. “Jaspreet […]
Delhi HC seeks status report on farmer’s death during tractor rally
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought a status report from the city police on a petition seeking court-monitored SIT probe into the death of a farmer whose tractor overturned during the tractor rally on Republic Day. The Delhi police informed Justice Yogesh Khanna that a “generic FIR” has also been registered by […]
Grandfather of farmer who died in tractor rally moves HC for probe
New Delhi:Β The grandfather of the farmer who had died in Delhi’s ITO area while participating in the tractor rally on Republic Day has moved the Delhi High Court seeking court-monitored SIT probeinto the incident. On January 26, Navreet Singh died after his tractor overturned after ramming into police barricades. The accident was captured on CCTV […]
Country sad over insult of Tricolour on Jan 26: Modi
New Delhi:Β In his first remarks on the violence and vandalism on Republic Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the country was sad to “see the insult to the Tricolour”. Addressing the country through his first ‘Mann Ki Baat’ monthly radio programme this year, the Prime Minister said the incident occurred days after when […]
Tractor rally violence: Medha Patkar, Yogendra Yadav, Rakesh Tikait among 37 named in FIR
New Delhi:Β The Delhi Police have named 37 farmer leaders, including Swaraj India President Yogendra Yadav, social activist Medha Patkar and Bharatiya Kisan Union’s Haryana unit President Gurnam Singh Chanduni, in the FIR filed in connection with the violence during the Republic Day tractor rally on Tuesday. Avik Saha, Jai Kisan Aandolan and Bharatiya Kisan Union […]
Congress demands sacking of Home Minister over violence in Delhi
New Delhi:Β A day after violent clashes broke out between the police and the protesting farmers in the heart of the national capital after the latter’s proposed tractor rally on Republic Day went awry, the Congress on Wednesday demanded that Home Minister Amit Shah should be sacked for the violence, alleging that there is a concerted […]
22 FIRs filed in Delhi tractor rally violence; 86 cops injured
New Delhi:Β A total of 22 FIRs have been filed by the Delhi Police so far in connection with the violence witnessed during a farmers’ tractor rally on the Republic Day, officials said on Wednesday. The FIRs were registered under Sections dealing with riots, damage to public property and assault on public servants with deadly weapons. […]
Collision between public, govt not good for democracy: Congress
New Delhi:Β Following the violent clashes between farmers and police in Delhi on Tuesday, the Congress again hit out at the Modi government for the “collision” with the people over the contentious farm laws and demanded their immediate withdrawal. In a statement, party General Secretary Randeep Surjewala said there is no place for violence in democracy […]