Court grants bail to 18th accused in Red Fort case
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Court grants bail to 18th accused in Red Fort case
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New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to a man who was allegedly involved in violence and vandalism at Red Fort during the farmers’ protest rally on Republic Day this year, taking the number of accused granted relief to 18. Additional sessions judge Kamini Lau granted bail to accused Gurjot Singh on furnishing a personal bond of Rs 50,000 with one local surety of like amount. Absconding for over five months, Singh had a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head and was arrested by Delhi Police’s Special Cell from Amritsar in Punjab on June 28. “With today’s bail order, all the 18 persons arrested so far in the Red Fort case have been granted regular bail,” advocate Jasdeep S Dhillon, representing the accused, said. Earlier this week, the court released three accused — Boota Singh, Maninder Singh, and Khempreet Singh — on bail in the case. Actor-activist Deep Sidhu, who is accused of being the key conspirator of the violence, was granted bail on April 17. Till the filing of the chargesheet on May, 13 arrested accused were granted bail. On January 26, protesting farmers had clashed with police during the tractor rally against three farm laws and stormed into Red Fort, hoisting religious flags on its domes and injuring scores of policemen. PTI
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The Times of India
Date
2021-07-10
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Delhi