Court seeks reply in Singhu murder case
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Court seeks reply in Singhu murder case
Description
A local court in Sonipat on Monday directed the Haryana police to furnish a reply on invoking the Arms Act against the accused in the Singhu border murder case for wielding swords. All the four accused were remanded to judicial custody till November 8. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Arvind Kumar directed the police to file a reply within a week’s time on pressing charges under the Arms Act against the accused for using swords to commit the crime. “Since Nihang Sikhs are allowed to keep swords as per their religion, the court has directed the police to file a reply on the imposition of the Arms Act in the case,” said Yogesh, the counsel for the accused. The court also directed the police to drop charges under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against three of the four accused since they belonged to a Scheduled Caste.
Publisher
The Hindu
Date
2021-10-26
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GURUGRAM