Deep Sidhu claims tried to pacify crowd at Red Fort, courtroom asks police to unearth ‘true picture’

Observing that the investigating officer is “not supposed to collect evidence only to prove the guilt of the accused, rather he has to bring true picture before the court”, a Delhi courtroom has requested Delhi Police to conduct its investigation “in a fair and impartial manner” in reference to the Red Fort violence on Republic Day, after actor turned activist Deep Sidhu claimed he was attempting to pacify the gang there on January 26.
Police advised the courtroom that Sidhu was attempting to “guide police to conduct investigation in a particular manner”.
Sidhu has been arrested for allegedly instigating violent protesters on the monument.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gajender Singh Nagar, who handed the order on an utility filed by Sidhu by way of his lawyer Abhishek Gupta, acknowledged, “Police officials are directed to investigate on the points as mentioned in the application made by the complainant to unearth the truth. Furthermore, appropriate action may be taken and appropriate sections may be added if the accused is trying to mislead the investigation by fabricating false evidence. IO is duty bound to conduct proper investigation in the matter in fair and impartial manner. He is not supposed to collect evidence only to prove the guilt of the accused, rather he has to bring the true picture before the court.”
Sidhu’s legal professionals had moved courtroom asking it to difficulty instructions to the investigating company to incorporate all movies and different materials exhibiting “innocence” of accused on the report.
Additional Public Prosecutor Rajiv Kamboj, who appeared on behalf of police, advised the courtroom that “accused cannot guide the police to conduct investigation in a particular manner”.
“Police are duty bound to conduct a fair and impartial investigation. However, accused cannot be allowed to divert investigation of police from its path. It is argued that by moving the present application, he is trying to guide the investigation being done by the police,” Kamboj stated.
Sidhu’s legal professionals argued that “CCTV footage of the Red Fort is already with the investigating agency which shows the applicant/accused did not participate in any act of violence and rather he was working with the police in pacifying the crowd”.
“That applicant/accused is apprehensive that the said CCTV footage (from 10 am to 4 pm) and the video will also not be considered by the investigating agency,” the courtroom was advised.
Gupta advised the courtroom that Sidhu reached the realm round Red Fort “only around 2 pm and he also gave the route from Murthal. Huge crowd had already gathered at the spot before he reached there. He had asked the investigating agency to obtain his phone location and also the car navigation system. However, the investigating agency has chosen not to check the said evidence…”