Haryana News: ‘Nihang’ Group Blamed For Man’s Murder At Farmers Protest Site: 10 Points

1. Haryana Police have mentioned the physique was discovered at 5 am, after the native police station was alerted to its presence. Information company ANI quoted JS Randhawa, Superintendent of Sonipat Police, as saying “very important clues” had been recovered and an arrest is predicted quickly. Earlier Sandeep Khirwar, IGP (Rohtak Vary) advised ANI a forensic staff examined the world. Police have filed an FIR (towards an unknown individual) carrying homicide prices.

2. In response to police the person is 35 (or 36)-year-old Lakhbir Singh from Punjab’s Tam Taran district. A Dalit, Lakhbir was a labourer and is survived by a sister, a spouse and three daughters, the eldest of whom is simply 12 years previous and the youngest eight.

3. A minimum of three movies have been circulated, displaying a big group of males who appear to be dressed as Nihangs – a ‘warrior’ Sikh group – standing round Lakhbir Singh’s physique and asking him questions. One video reveals the group standing over him after his left hand has been lower off and he lies bleeding, his eyes glazed over in shock and ache.

4. The boys, some carrying spears, might be heard demanding he inform them his title. One other reveals Lakhbir Singh’s physique (it’s unclear if he’s alive or useless at this level) strung the other way up. A 3rd reveals him on the bottom as the boys movie his dying moments.

5. Unconfirmed reviews say Lakhbir Singh was crushed to loss of life and his left hand and proper foot have been lower off for allegedly desecrating the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikhs’ holy e book. His killers then tied the physique to a police barricade and left it there to be found.

6. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella physique of farmers’ unions main the protest, has condemned, and distanced itself from the homicide. “… wish to make it clear either side – the Nihang group (and) the deceased – don’t have any relation with the Kisan Morcha,” it mentioned. The group mentioned it abhorred non secular sacrilege however no one might take the legislation into their arms. The responsible should be punished, the group mentioned, and supplied the police its help.

7. Swaraj India chief Yogendra Yadav, who’s among the many SKM’s leaders, mentioned Lakhbir Singh was staying with a bunch of individuals at Singhu. Final night time an argument broke out over allegations of desecration. “This could have been taken to the police… no one can take the legislation into their arms,” he mentioned, reiterating the SKM’s provide to cooperate with police.

8. The BJP’s Amit Malviya has hit out at farmer chief Rakesh Tikait over this challenge, holding him chargeable for Lakhbir Singh’s homicide due to his “response to motion” feedback in regards to the loss of life of two social gathering employees in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri earlier this month.

9. Final 12 months there was an incident involving Nihangs – a Punjab cop had his hand chopped off with a sword in Patiala after he requested them to indicate them ‘motion passes’ through the Covid lockdown. He recovered after intensive surgical procedure.

10. Farmers have gathered at Singhu (on the Haryana-Delhi border) for over a 12 months now to protest the farm legal guidelines. Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar was attributable to go to Sonipat this week to attend a public occasion. Nonetheless, after protests from farmers (who’ve made it clear they may protest public appearances by all BJP leaders) he cancelled his go to.

With enter from ANI