Farmers Protest Updates | Red Fort Clash: Delhi Police Register Sedition Case
The police also sent a notice to Krantikari Kisan Union leader Darshan Pal, asking why legal action should not be taken against him.
Deep Sidhu and Lakha Sidhana. Photos: Twitter/Facebook Illustration: The Wire
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New Delhi: The Delhi Police has registered a sedition case in connection with the violence at Red Fort during the farmers’ tractor parade on Republic Day.
A senior police officer told news agency PTI that a case under section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered and the incident is “being investigated”.
: Thursday, January 28, 2021, 7:48 PM IST
Aligarh Muslim University to retrieve time capsule buried by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan 143 years ago
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Lucknow: The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) authorities have set-up an expert committee to retrieve a âtime capsuleâ buried 143 years ago by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan at the time of foundation laying for Mohammedan Anglo Oriental (MAO) College.
Earlier, the AMU had buried a âtime capsuleâ to mark 100 golden years of the institution. The âtime capsuleâ, built with high tempered steel, was buried at Victoria Gate on the Republic Day on January 26. Weighing about 1.5 tons, it carries documents on chemical-free paper pertaining to 100 years of glorious history of the university, founded by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in 1920.
The Delhi Police has named Punjabi actor and singer Deep Sidhu and gangster-turned-social activist Lakha Sidhana in an FIR in connection with the violence at the historic Red Fort. It has registered the case against them at the Kotwali police station of North district. The two have been booked under relevant sections of the IPC, the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act and other legislations.
A vandalised metal detector at the premises of Red Fort.
New Delhi:
The violence at Delhi s Red Fort by protesting farmers during a tractor rally on Republic Day caused much damage to the 400-year-old monument, a union minister said today.
On Tuesday, a mob of protesters drove their tractors into the Red Fort complex, many armed with swords and sticks, and ran amok. They planted the Nishan Sahib or Sikh religious flag and chased and assaulted policemen, who were outnumbered.
Prahlad Patel, the central minister for Culture and Tourism, said a report on the damage had been handed over to the Home Ministry and the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) would file a First Information Report on the damage. Mr Patel said the ticket counter had been destroyed, the Lahori Gate was vandalized and lights were broken.
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