JAMMU — A famous and credulous farmer leader from Jammu was detained by the Delhi Police on Monday-Tuesday intervening night for his alleged involvement in the violence during farmers’ protest on the occasion of Republic Day.
It may be recalled that farmers paraded with tractors against the new agriculture laws in the national capital on the occasion of Republic Day.
Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir United Kisan Front, Mohinder Singh, a resident of Chatha area of Jammu city, is the first person to be arrested from Jammu in connection with the January 26 incident.
He was taken into custody on Monday-Tuesday intervening night and immediately shifted to Delhi for questioning.
It is pertinent to mention that thousands of protesters had fought pitched battles with the police during the tractor parade called by farmer unions on January 26, demanding repeal of the “Centre’s controversial farm laws.”
The protesters had reached the Red Fort driving tractors and entered the monument, and some of them even hoisted religious flags on its domes and a flagstaff at the ramparts.
Singh’s family pleaded for his innocence and demanded his immediate release. “He (Singh) informed me that he was called by the Senior Superintendent of Police (Jammu) and was visiting Gandhi Nagar Police Station before his mobile got switched off. Upon enquiring, I came to know that he was arrested by police and shifted to Delhi,” Singh’s wife told reporters.
She also clarified that her husband was at the Delhi border and not Red Fort when the violence broke out.
She also added that her husband went alone to see the SSP because he was not afraid as he had done nothing wrong.
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