Farmers Movement Archive

Special Investigation Team to investigate Tikri ‘immolation’

Tribune News ServiceJhajar, June 19Superintendent of Police Rajesh Duggal today formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the alleged incident of burning a man to death at Tikri. The deceased was identified as Mukesh Mudgil (42) of Kassar village.Vikas Sisar, Farmer leaderIt’s suicide, say farmersAfter investigation, a panel of farmers found it to be a case of suicide, but some people are trying to prove it was a murder.Jhajjar DSP Naresh Kumar would head the SIT. The SHOs of the Sector 6 police station and the city police station, Bahadurgarh, and Cyber Cell in charge would be the other members of the team. The development came after a delegation of protesting farmers called on the SP demanding a fair probe into the case. Citing a video showing the man admitting that he himself poured petrol on his body, they claimed it was a case of suicide. “After investigating the case, a committee of farmers found it to be a case of suicide, but some people were trying to prove that it was a murder,” said farmer leader Vikas Sisar.Another farm leader, Baldev Singh Sirsa, said, “The deceased reportedly bought petrol from a nearby petrol station, but the owners are not providing the CCTV footage, claiming the cameras were defunct. The police should obtain that footage.”Duggal claimed the investigation was under way on the basis of evidence procured from various sources. All videos of the deceased made before his death have been included in the investigation.The Bahadurgarh police have, meanwhile, arrested another accused in the case.

The Tribune

2021-06-20