Delhi Police arrests man, wanted in case of Red Fort violence, from Amritsar
Delhi Police on Monday said that the Special Cell of the force’s Northern Region (NR) arrested a man, identified as Gurjot Singh, who was wanted in the Red Fort violence case.
Gurjot Singh, who had a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, was arrested from Amritsar in Punjab.
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Giving details, the DCP Special Cell Sanjeev Yadav said, that Gurjot Singh, wanted in the Red Fort violence case, who had a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head has been arrested from Amritsar.
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Delhi Police, earlier in February, announced a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh to anyone, who would share information leading to the arrest of the accused persons, including Gurjot Singh, Deep Sidhu, Jugraj Singh, Gurjant Singh, and others.
Gurjot Singh has been accused of involvement in hoisting the religious flags at the Red Fort. Ever since the incident took place, he has been absconding.
Likewise, the police has been conducting searches in Delhi and Punjab to look for the accused involved in the violent clashes” between police and farmers that took place during the farmers' Republic Day tractor march.
During the tractor march, a protester died on the way while over 400 security forces were reportedly injured in the incident.
The protestors entered the Red Fort, climbed its ramparts, and hoisted religious flags on a mast outside.
-PTC News
