Nihangs nonetheless tenting at Singhu border, say they are going to repeat incidents like Lakhbir Singh homicide and free their arrested leaders

The brutal lynching of a Dalit labourer Lakhbir Singh on the Singhu-Kundli border is without doubt one of the most heinous crimes in current instances. Innumerable movies and visuals of the incident have emerged on social media which has left one reeling underneath shock.
Despite the gravity of the crime, the Nihang Sikhs have proven no regret over the incident. On the opposite, numerous teams of Nihangs have issued warnings to the Haryana police in opposition to arresting the individuals from their group in reference to the lynching of Lakhbir Singh.
As per a report by the New Indian Express, the Nihangs have threatened to make sure that the 4 of their leaders who’ve surrendered on this case are launched from police custody ‘by force.’
Nihangs demand a case be registered in opposition to Lakhbir Singh, say would repeat the act if want be
This is just not all. The Nihang teams have additionally demanded {that a} case of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib be filed in opposition to the deceased Lakhbir Singh.
They have asserted that now they won’t give up any of their companions. In reality, they’ve thrown an open problem earlier than the Haryana police saying that if the latter tries to make any extra arrests within the case, they’d make it possible for the arrested are launched.
Nihang chief Baba Ram Singh stated: “We have now given the complaint of sacrilege with the police and asked them to register a case against Lakhbir Singh. If now the police try to arrest any other person in this case we will make sure the four in the police custody are taken out by us. Right now we are cooperating with the police, but it doesn’t mean that we will tolerate any kind of excesses from them.”
Singh threatened that whoever, henceforth, indulges within the sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib, shall be punished in the identical means as Lakhbir Singh.
“It has been six years since the sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib had taken place in Punjab in 2015. However, till date, none of the accused has been arrested and no legal action taken against anyone. If anyone now tries to do it again then we will punish him or her as Lakhbir Singh was punished,” stated Baba Ram Singh.
Nihangs name for “mahapanchayat” to resolve future plan of action
The Nihangs who’re nonetheless tenting on the Haryana border after the heinous incident, have now given an open name for a “mahapanchayat” at Singhu Border on October 27 to resolve their subsequent course of technique.
The Nihangs have chosen to carry a “mahapanchayat” to gauge public opinion on their keep at Singhu Border.
Many protestors imagine that the homicide of Lakhbir Singh in chilly blood on the protest web site has blackened the farmer’s protest, provided that for all this whereas, the farm leaders have at all times sought to mission it as not sure by a single faith. Such protestors are actually staying again from attending the agitation. The crowd on the protest has thinned over the previous few weeks. However, the Nihangs don’t seem like in any haste to surrender.
Indian Express reported how on Saturday, a number of Nihangs assembled for the night Ardas in entrance of a short lived gurdwara, not removed from the place the sufferer was slain.
Their horses and tents are nonetheless parked close to safety checkpoints close to the Delhi border.
“We respect the Samyukt Kisan Morcha even if they say they have nothing to do with us. We are all fighting in the same battle against the government. This is a bigger fight, and we will protect the interests of farmers at all costs,” stated the Nihang chief, Balvinder Singh.
The Dalit Sikh labourer Lakhbir Singh was brutally lynched on October 15, Friday by the members of the Nihang Sikh group over allegations of blasphemy. His one hand was chopped off, his legs have been reduce, and his physique was hanging from a steel police barricade close to the principle stage of farmer protests on the Singhu border in Haryana. Four Nihangs have been arrested to date within the case.
Two accused for Lakhbir Singh’s homicide had reached border after R-Day violence
A report by Indian Express means that two accused who had surrendered within the Lakhbir Singh homicide case on Saturday, Bhagwant Singh, aged 20 years and 25-year-old Govind Singh had come to Delhi’s Singhu border together with their Nihang group after the January 26 violence.
Talking to the media home, Balwinder Singh claimed: “Our group had come to Singhu after January 26. We saw videos of the mob attack on farmer protesters at the Singhu border after January 26. We saw pictures of how Sikhs were beaten and picked up by Delhi Police from Singhu. So, we decided to come here for the protection of protesters. We reached here at the Singhu border on February 2.”
Contrary to Balwinder Singh’s perception, the mayhem on Republic Day was deliberate by ‘farmer leaders’.
In the aftermath of the riots that occurred on Republic Day 2021, a number of protesters and farmer leaders, together with Deep Sidhu who have been current on the Red Fort have been arrested. A complete of 299 police personnel have been injured and properties value crores have been broken through the riots.