2 farmers held for ‘assaulting’ BJP leader
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2 farmers held for ‘assaulting’ BJP leader
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A group of farmers today staged a dharna outside the Ismailabad police station against the arrest of two farmers in connection with the attack on Jai Singh Pal, BJP leader and Haryana Vimukt Gumantu Jati Vikas Board vice-chairman.They condemned the police for adding kidnapping charge to the FIR. The police had arrested Gundeep Singh and Amritpal Singh and booked them under Sections 148, 149, 323, 341, 365 and 506, IPC.As the news spread, farmers gathered in front of the police station and sat on dharna on old Ambala-Hisar road for hours. Meanwhile, a heavy police force was deployed to maintain law and order.Both the farmers were produced before a court that granted them bail.BKU (Charuni) district president Krishan Kumar said, “The police have wrongly added kidnapping charge to the FIR while no such attempt was made by the farmers.”Shahabad DSP Atma Ram said, “The farmers have demanded that Section 365 in this case be reviewed. There will be a fair probe.” — TNS
Publisher
The Tribune
Date
2021-04-20
Coverage
Kurukshetra