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Punjabi actor-and-singer-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, who has earlier been named by the Delhi Police in its FIR in connection with the January 26 violence at the Red Fort during the farmers’ tractor rally in the National Capital, has been arrested. He has been remanded to a seven-day police custody.
Sidhu was produced in a Delhi Court, on Tuesday, 9 February, following his arrest by the Delhi Police. According to some media reports, originally police had sought 10 days custody. However, Sidhu’s lawyers argued that the police have all the evidence required, and thus, there was no need for extended custody.
Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, DCP Special cell, informed that the police arrested Sidhu from Karnal in Haryana, while he was waiting for someone to pick him up.
"He will be handed over to the Crime Branch at the Tis Hazari court. He was changing the location since the time he fled away, after descending of the National Flag happened at the Red fort," Yadav said.
Earlier, his name had been included in an FIR filed in connection with the violence at the Red Fort on 26 January. The Delhi Police, on 3 February, had announced a cash reward of ₹1 lakh for any information leading to the arrest of Deep Sidhu, Jugraj Singh, Gurjot Singh and Gurjant Singh, and ₹50,000 each for the of Jajbir Singh, Buta Singh, Sukhdev Singh and Iqbal Singh. All of them have been named in several FIRs registered over the violence.
Deep Sidhu has denied all allegations of inciting the farmers during their tractor march on January 26. Sidhu had admitted of raising the Nishan Sahib flag at the Red Fort during the 26 January violence, but claimed that he did nothing wrong.
Several farm leaders accused him of being planted by the BJP to derail the movement and give the protests a violent turn in order to defame them.
Source: zeenews.india.com, thequint.com
Written by Siddhant Sharma
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