Tag: Republic Day Violence

As per the reply given in the RTI, around 370 police personnel were injured in the clash between the farmers and the police.

New Delhi: The Delhi Police has named Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait beside other farmer leaders in the FIR over the violence that broke out in various parts of the national capital during the farmers’ tractor rally on Tuesday. The FIR charges them with breach of No Objection Certificate (NOC) issued regarding the […]

New Delhi: Two farmer unions on Wednesday withdrew from the ongoing agitation on Delhi’s borders against the three farm laws, a day after violence broke out in the national capital during the tractor parade. Talking to reporters, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) president Thakur Bhanu Pratap Singh said he was deeply pained by whatever happened during […]

New Delhi: The Delhi Police has issued notices to around 20 farmer leaders, including Yogendra Yadav and Balbir Singh Rajewal, over the violence during the farmers’ tractor rally, asking why legal action should not be taken against them, officials said on Thursday. Police asked them to submit their responses within three days, an official said, […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court while hearing a Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind petition against fake and motivated news during the Nizammuddin Markaz incident, cited the Internet ban as a preventive measure to contain violence, taken by the authorities during farmers protest in Delhi on January 26. A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde emphasized that at […]

New Delhi: In a major development following the violence on January 26 in Delhi, the Noida police booked Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor, journalists Rajdeep Sardesai, Mrinal Pande, Vinod K Jose (Caravan) and others for sedition. An FIR lodged at the Sector-20 police station on Thursday stated that they were booked for tweeting and spreading […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday strongly defended the three contentious agri laws that have sparked intense protests from a section of farmers, and slammed as “‘very unfortunate” the violence during the farmers’ tractor parade on Republic Day. He also noted that the new agri laws have immediately benefited 10 crore small farmers. […]

New Delhi: The Delhi Police Crime Branch has reached out to the people seeking evidence in the form of mobile, video footage or recording statements regarding the January 26 violence during the farmers’ tractor rally. The police has also appealed to the media to provide the investigating agency the footage captured during the violent protests […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the country was very pained at seeing the dishonour to the Tricolour on Republic Day, referring to the religious flag incident at the Red Fort during the farmers’ tractor parade. In his monthly Mann ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi also said the government is committed to […]

New Delhi: Police have announced cash reward of Rs 1 lakh for information that can lead to the arrest of actors Deep Sidhu and three others in connection with the Republic Day violence in Delhi, officials said on Wednesday. Cash reward of Rs 50,000 was also announced for Buta Singh, Sukhdev Singh and two others. […]

New Delhi: Investigating the ‘toolkit document’ uploaded on a social media handle which the Delhi Police believe scripted the January 26 violence in the capital, the police are now writing to Google to know the IP address from where the toolkit was uploaded. Over 300 social media handles are also under scanner. This means the […]

New Delhi: Actor Deep Sidhu, who was wanted in connection with the Red Fort incident on Republic Day, has been arrested by the Delhi Police, officials said on Tuesday. Sidhu was absconding ever since as the police searched for him in various places in Punjab and Haryana and even declared a reward of Rs 1 […]

New Delhi: The Delhi Police Crime Branch, probing the Red Fort violence on Republic Day, took the arrested accused Deep Sidhu and Ikbal Singh to Red Fort on Saturday to recreate the crime scene. The Crime Branch is studying the route taken by Sidhu and Ikbal to reach Red Fort when the violence broke out […]

New Delhi: Delhi Police special Cell has arrested Maninder Singh, a wanted in the Red Fort violence case, who was seen swinging swords with both hands on January 26 when violence broke out. Two swords (‘khandas’) of 4.3 feet size used in swinging at the Red Fort by Singh have also been recovered from his […]