Delhi Police, which is probing the violence that unfolded inside the Red Fort complex on Republic Day amid the farmers’ protest, today announced monetary rewards for those who can provide information on Punjabi actor-activist Deep Sidhu and others named as accused.
Police have announced a cash reward of ₹ 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. A cash reward of ₹ 50,000 was also announced for Buta Singh, Sukhdev Singh, and two others.
Thousands of protesting farmers had clashed with the police during the tractor parade called by farmer unions on January 26 to highlight their demand for the repeal of the Centre’s three farm laws.
Many of the protesters, driving tractors, reached the Red Fort and entered the monument. Some protesters even hoisted religious flags on its domes and a flagstaff at the ramparts, where the national flag is unfurled by the prime minister on Independence Day.
The crime branch of Delhi Police, meanwhile, released photographs showing the faces of 12 people whom they’re searching for as part of the January 26 violence investigation. The faces of the 12 people were cleared after the cops went through several videos of the violence and after taking the held of the forensic team. The people in the photos are seen holding sticks or lathis and the police believe they were involved in the violence at the Red Fort or in attacking police personnel.
Delhi Police has filed 44 cases and arrested 122 people so far. Several farmer union leaders have been named in the police cases.
The police have also filed cases against journalists and others, including Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, for allegedly misleading people over a farmer’s death in central Delhi’s ITO area. The farmers have alleged a conspiracy to derail their movement and have Deep Sidhu of leading a “conspiracy”.
