Farmers Movement Archive

Singhu murder: 1 more arrested, 2 ‘surrender’

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmer organisations protesting against the three farm laws, has demanded an investigation into “the allegation of conspiracy to sabotage the movement through sacrilege and promotion of disturbance by hurting religious sentiments”. “From media reports, it appears that he had been receiving mysterious calls which he would take in secrecy. Lakhbir Singh is supposed to have told his sister that ‘his reach has increased now and has gone far’... All this points to a deep conspiracy of some sorts,” the Morcha said in a statement. The autopsy report of Lakhbir has revealed 37 wounds, including six wounds caused by sharp-edged and pointed weapons. “The rest are lacerated and abrasion wounds caused by blunt weapons. The report attributed the death to haemorrhagic shock,” said Virender Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Law and Order, Sonipat. Later in the afternoon Lakhbir Singh was cremated at his native village in Punjab's Tarn Taran amid tight security in the presence of his family members. No Sikh priest was present to perform Ardas (Sikh funeral prayer) and no one from his village,Cheema Kalan, attended the last rites. “Sarabjit has named four people, including Narain Singh, for their involvement in the murder. He said that more people were involved and he could identify them,” Mr. Singh told The Hindu . Producing Sarabjit before the court of Kimmi Singla, Judicial Magistrate First Class, the Haryana Police sought 14 days remand. (With inputs from Vikas Vasudeva)

The Hindu

2021-10-17

October 17 2021 00:00 IST