newsroompost
  • youtube
  • facebook
  • twitter

Republic Day violence case: Delhi Court extends Deep Sidhu’s police custody by seven more days

Deep Sidhu was arrested for his alleged role in the violence that took place at the Red Fort and other parts of the national capital during the tractor parade.

New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Tuesday extended Punjabi actor-turned-singer Deep Sidhu’s police custody by seven more days in the Republic Day violence case.

Earlier, Delhi Police had told Metropolitan Magistrate Prigya Gupta that Deep Sidhu was the main instigator. He allegedly instigated the mob not to follow the permitted route of the Kisan parade and to breach barricades with tractors on January 26.

Delhi Police announces upto Rs 1 Lakh reward on Deep Sidhu, others

Delhi Police told the Court that there is video evidence to show that Sidhu entered Red Fort with supporters carrying lathis and flags. Delhi Police also told the court that he was at the rampart of the fort where a flag was raised

Meanwhile, another accused in the January 26 Delhi violence case, Iqbal Singh, was arrested by Special Cell from Hoshiarpur in Punjab on Tuesday night.

REPUBLIC DAY VIOLENCE: