On Thursday, the Delhi Police filed a fresh supplementary charge sheet in connection with the case relating to the violence at Red Fort on Republic Day against Deep Sidhu and others in Delhi's Tis Hazari Court.
The fresh supplementary charge-sheet was filed before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gajender Singh Nagar. The Court deferred on point of taking cognisance of the charge sheet for June 19.
The charge-sheet has named Deep Sidhu and others as accused in the case. The first charge-sheet was filed before a magistrate in Tis Hazari Court on May 17.
Police have named sixteen persons including Deep Sidhu, Iqbal Singh, Maninder Moni & Khempreet as accused in the case.
The charge-sheet said that Deep Sidhu and Lakha Sidhana were among the main alleged conspirators of the violence.
Delhi Police has registered a case under various charges dealing with sedition, rioting, violence, attempt to murder & dacoity. Later, the case was transferred to the crime branch of Delhi police.
The charge-sheet runs to around 3000 pages & the names of some farmer leaders are also mentioned in it.
Police said that Lakha Sidhana & 6 others are named as absconding accused as they are evading arrest.
Deep Sidhu, who was arrested in this case, was later released on bail. Delhi Police has alleged that he instigated the mob not to follow the permitted route of the Kisan parade & to breach barricades with tractors on Jan 26.
Delhi Police had told the Court that there was video evidence to show that Sidhu entered Red Fort with supporters carrying lathis & flags. It also told the court that he was at the rampart of the fort where a flag was raised.
On Republic Day, protestors did not follow the prearranged route & broke barricades to enter Delhi, clashed with police, & vandalised property in several parts of the national capital during the farmers' tractor rally. They also entered the Red Fort & unfurled their flags from its ramparts.
Farmers have been protesting at the different borders of the national capital since November 26 against the three newly enacted farm laws: Farmers' Produce Trade & Commerce (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment & Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance & Farm Services Act 2020 & the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
A total of 43 different cases were registered with the crime branch, special cell & local police & over 150 persons were arrested in connection with various cases relating to Republic Day violence.
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