Heena Sharma Blog

  A Delhi Court on Tuesday extended Punjabi actor-turned-singer Deep Sidhu's police custody by seven more days in the Republic Day violence case . Sidhu, arrested from Karnal bypass in Haryana on February 9, has been touted by Delhi Police as the 'main instigator' of the violence which took place on the Republic Day at the Red Fort. Delhi Police Crime Branch is probing if the violence was part of a larger conspiracy. On February 9, the court had sent him to seven-days custody of the police for interrogation. While in custody, Sidhu along with another accused Iqbal Singh were taken to the Red Fort to recreate the scene of events that unfolded at the historic monument on the Republic Day. The last custody was sought for multitude of reasons, including to visit Mumbai, Punjab and Haryana to explore links, identify and arrest his supporters and recover phones with different SIM cards used by him. On January 26, protesting farmers had clashed with the police during the

  The Delhi Police on Thursday removed the nails that were placed near the farmers' protest site at the Ghazipur border as a security measure. The police had taken the step in view of the violence during the farmers' protest tractor march on Republic day. The nails were removed around 11 a.m. When the workers were asked about this, they did not give any reply and the policemen at the barricades also remained silent. The action seems to have been taken after MPs from 10 opposition parties reached the Ghazipur border to meet the farmers. But they could not reach the UP gate from the Delhi border due to the bed of nails placed at the barricades. Read More