Deep Sidhu, accused of violence on Republic Day, was arrested this week.
New Delhi:
Actor and activist Deep Sidhu and another defendant, Iqbal Singh, were brought to the Red Fort by the Delhi Police Crime Section on Saturday to re-create the scene of events that unfolded at the historic monument on Republic Day during the farm tractor parade, a police officer said. .
Sidhu, according to police, was a “prominent player” behind the January 26 violence and vandalism at the Red Fort. He was arrested on the Karnal bypass in Haryana on Monday night by a team from the Delhi Police Special Cell and sent to seven-day police custody a day later.
A senior police officer said Sidhu and Iqbal Singh were brought to the Red Fort by a crime branch team as part of the investigation into the Republic Day violence when a section of the farm tractor parade veered off agreed paths and clashed with the police.
The team investigating the case will inspect the site to determine and corroborate the route they took, their activities in the Red Fort and how things unfolded at the monument on Republic Day when the violence broke out, the official told the agency. PTI news.
Iqbal Singh, who had a reward of Rs 50,000 for his arrest, was captured in Hoshiarpur in Punjab on Tuesday night by the northern area of the Delhi police special cell.
Delhi police had announced a 1 lakh rupee cash reward for information that may lead to the arrest of actor Mr Sidhu, Jugraj Singh, Gurjot Singh and Gurjant Singh, who raised flags at the Red Fort or were involved in the act.
A cash reward of Rs 50,000 each was also announced for Buta Singh, Sukhdev Singh, Jajbir Singh and Iqbal Singh for allegedly instigating protesters, sparking violence that left one protester dead and many police officers injured.
Of them, Mr. Sidhu, Iqbal Singh and Sukhdev Singh have been arrested. Police said raids are underway to catch the other defendants.
A controversial figure in farmers’ protests, Deep Sidhu has been accused by farmer groups of attempting to derail their movement and lead a “conspiracy” against them.
(With PTI inputs)
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