Red Fort violence case: Prime accused Maninder Singh arrested, swords seized

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Maninder Singh, needed within the Red Fort violence case, has been arrested. According to the Special Cell of Delhi Police, Singh was arrested from Pitam Pura space of the nationwide capital on Tuesday night. Police mentioned that two swords had been additionally recovered from his home in Swaroop Nagar.

During interrogation, Singh advised police that he visited Singhu border, one of many farmers’ protest websites in Delhi, usually. Singh mentioned that he was extremely “motivated” by speeches made by leaders there.

Singh was arrested throughout a raid by the group of Special Cell. The 30-year-old is the son of Jaswant Singh. He is a resident of Sindhi Colony within the Swaroop Nagar space of Delhi.

A automotive AC mechanic by occupation, Singh was seen in a video swinging two swords at Red Fort on January 26. “Arrested accused has disclosed to have been radicalised by seeing provoking Facebook posts of various groups,” the Delhi Police mentioned in a press release.

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Police mentioned that Singh additionally motivated six individuals of the neighbourhood in Swaroop Nagar space. All six of them, using upon bikes, had accompanied tractor rally of farmers heading from Singhu border in the direction of Mukarba Chowk on the Republic Day. Before becoming a member of tractors rally, Singh had saved two swords with him.

As per their plan, accused alongside along with his 5 associates and different unknown armed miscreants entered in Red Fort and Singh did sword dancing/swinging. That sword dancing had motivated violent protesters to  trigger mayhem at Red Fort by indulging in all types of violence in opposition to public servants together with policemen on responsibility there and inflicting harm to historic monument of Red Fort, police mentioned.

Police mentioned that Singh additionally runs a sword coaching faculty in an empty plot close to his home in Swaroop Nagar. A protracted video exhibiting him swinging swords at Red Fort has been present in his cell phone. Other images of his presence at protest web site of Singhu border on and off are in his telephone. 

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Thousands of protesting farmers had clashed with the police through the tractor parade known as by farmer unions on January 26 to focus on their demand for repeal of the three farm legal guidelines. Protesters deviated from the designated route for the proposed tractor parade and barged into the Red Fort. They additionally attacked cops, vandalised police automobiles and the ticket counter on the Red Fort. 

Some of them hoisted spiritual flags at Red Fort, the Mughal period monument from the place the Prime Minister addresses the nation on Independence Day. The saffron flag hoisted by protesters was the ‘Nishan Sahib’, an emblem of Sikh faith seen in any respect Gurdwara complexes. The ‘Nishan Sahib’ is a triangular flag that’s sacred to Sikhs. The flag is seen in any respect Gurdwara complexes. The emblem on the flag includes of ‘Khanda’, a two-edged sword, Chakra, a disc, and two Kirpans that cross one another on the handles. The different flag seemed to be of a farmer union.

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