NEW DELHI: In a horrific incident which has cast a shadow over the protests of farmers in the border Singhu, a 35-year-old man was beaten by a mob, allegedly led by Nihangs, cut his left hand and both legs broken with a blunt object Friday morning.
After he died of his wounds, his body tied to the police barricades inverted version of medieval justice masses even exulted over their actions.
provocation is alleged desecration of the holy book of the Sikhs though people TOI spoke to had different versions and there is no clarity.
The incident took place 02: 00-03: 00, and early morning, video capture terrible incident at the end of Kundli protest has begun to circulate.
Victims have been identified as Lakhbir Singh, a laborer from Tarn Taran in Punjab.
He had arrived at the protest site about a week ago and used to stay with Nihangs and eat in Langar it.
One person, Sarabjeet, who later in the evening was brought to the police by a group of protesters, have been arrested in the case.
“Upon investigation, we caught one Sarabjeet, a Nihang Sikhs.
He told us that he saw Lakhbir commit sacrilege on their holy book and so he cut his wrist, “said DSP Hansraj.
An autopsy has been carried out by the board of doctors have confirmed the injury on the body.
Police believe many other people involved in the murder.
“The severance of the wrist was not the only reason behind the deaths.
He was brutally beaten and lathi used, “said an officer.
They now scan video where some people had allegedly owned up to the murder.
The Kundli police had responded to a call at 5 am and rushed to the scene.
“The man’s wrists had been cut and a broken leg and he was tied up barricades.
He’s dead, “said a policeman who was on the spot.
According to the officers, the protesters were non-cooperative and initially did not allow them to remove the body.
Later, the police managed to send the body to the hospital.
Sandeep Khirwar, ADGP Rohtak, said they had registered a case on the 302 and 34 of IPC, which deals with murder and criminal act collectively.
Remembering the incident, farmers Balwinder Singh alleged that it has tarnished the Sikh holy book and captured near a makeshift hospital where people gather and attack.
“Some protesters cut her wrists but we do not know who attacked him with a sword,” he said.
A Sikh Nihang says, “In a mass attack, it is very difficult to determine who started the violence.
the crowd did not have a face.
” Another farmer said that the bible Nihang have found missing from the tent and raised the alarm.
People began to shout “pakdo, pakdo (catch him)”.
conspiracy theories are floating in the air.
Sukhbir Singh, who lives a kilometer-and-a-half of the sites lynching, said: “The man had been instigated by someone.
He fled with scripture but was caught and thrashed by the crowd.
There were 200-250 people involved and I do not know who attacked him with a sword.
” Sukhbir saw a man tied to the police barricades with chopped his wrist.
“He was not alive when I see it.
The police came and took his body, “he said.
Karma Singh, an elderly man, asserted, “I saw his hands tied to the barricades.
I have never come across a scene like that.
“In a video which appeared on social media, which TOI can not authenticate, some people were seen standing near the barricade which the victim was tied.
One person was heard to say,” We caught him and cut his hand.
We have proof that he was given money and sent me here.
” In another video, a man who claimed responsibility for the death penalty without a trial, said, “Our group of murder.
It should be seen as a warning that anyone desecrating the holy book we will have to face the same action.” Singhu border killings: Nihang members held for the brutal lynching