Republic Day violence | Delhi Police arrests Maninder Singh who swung swords at Red Fort
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Maninder Singh, who works as a automobile AC mechanic, was arrested round 7.45 p.m. on Feb. 16 close to the C D Block bus cease in Pitampura in northwest Delhi
A 30-year-old man who was allegedly swinging swords that “motivated” the protesters at the Red Fort throughout the violence in Delhi on Republic Day has been arrested, police mentioned on February 17.
Maninder Singh, who works as a automobile AC mechanic, was arrested round 7.45 p.m. on Feb. 16 close to the C D Block bus cease in Pitampura in northwest Delhi.
“Singh was seen in a video swinging two swords at Red Fort with intent to motivate or radicalise and energise the violent anti-national elements indulging in brutal assault or attack on police persons on duty with swords, ‘khandas’, iron rods, axes, ‘barsaas’, sticks etc. and damaging historical monument Red Fort on Republic Day,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwah mentioned.
The suspect, who runs a sword-training faculty in an empty plot close to his home in Swaroop Nagar, has “disclosed to have been radicalised by seeing provoking Facebook posts of various groups. He used to frequently visit Singhu Border and was highly motivated by speeches made by leaders there”, police mentioned.
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Thousands of protesters had clashed with the police throughout the tractor parade known as by farmer unions on January 26 to spotlight their demand for repeal of the Centre’s three farm legal guidelines. Many of the protesters, driving tractors, reached the Red Fort and entered the monument. Some of them even hoisted spiritual flags on its domes and the flagstaff at the ramparts.
According to police, Mr. Singh had “motivated” six folks of the neighbourhood. All six of them, driving upon bikes, had accompanied tractor rally of farmers heading from Singhu border in direction of Mukarba Chowk on Republic Day.
Before becoming a member of tractors parade, Mr. Singh had stored two swords with him — ‘khandas’ having a dimension of 4.3 ft — that had been utilized in swinging at Red Fort. The swords have been recovered from his home, police mentioned.
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As per their plan, the suspect, alongside along with his 5 associates and different unknown armed miscreants, entered the Red Fort and resorted to sword dance.
“That sword dance had motivated violent protesters to cause more mayhem at Red Fort by indulging in all sorts of violence against public servants, including policemen on duty there, and causing damage to historical monument of Red Fort,” Mr. Kushwah mentioned.
A protracted video of him purportedly swinging swords at Red Fort on January 26 has been present in his cell phone. Other pictures of his presence at Singhu border are in his cellphone, police mentioned, including that an investigation was on.
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