Singhu Border Killing: Nihang Group Takes Responsibility, Probe Underway — Here's What We Know So Far

Haryana Police has registered an FIR against unknown persons in the barbaric incident that took place at the Singhu border.

Samyukt Kisan Morcha leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal addresses the media during a press conference at Singhu border. (Image: PTI)

New Delhi: A 35-year-old man was brutally murdered at Delhi's Singhu border on Friday. The decedent with a chopped left hand was found tied to an inverted police barricade at the Haryana-Delhi Singhu border outside of Delhi this morning, sending shockwaves to the entire nation

According to reports, the body was found near the staging area of the anti-farm law protest site where the farmers have been demonstrating against the three farm laws for over 10 months now.

Soon after the incident was reported, an image has gone viral on social media that shows the body of the deceased had several marks and spots, a clear indication of being beaten up or lynched by a mob before being murdered.

The semi-naked body had only a single piece of cloth tied around the waist -- a dirty, blood-soaked white dhoti.

"The body has been sent to a nearby Civil hospital and further investigation is going on," police sources told news agency IANS.

Meanwhile, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has blamed Nihangs or armed Sikh warriors for committing the murder. They told the media that Nihangs have been causing problems in and around the protest sites since day one.

Here's What We Know About The Incident So Far:

7:45 PM: Haryana Police detains one person in connection with the Singhu border incident.

7:30 PM: Asserting that there is no place for violence anywhere, the Congress on Friday said it is the government's responsibility to investigate the incident in which the body of a man has been found near a farmers' protest site in Haryana, and that the law should take its course.

Congress spokesperson, Pawan Khera said, "We saw it on social media, don't know the details yet. There is no place at all whatsoever for violence anywhere in the country."

5:00 PM: Nihang group 'Nirvair Khalsa-Udna Dal' has admitted to the killing of a Dalit man at the Singhu border over sacrilege. In a video, Balwinder Singh, Panth - Akali, Nirvair Khalsa-Udna Dal, have taken responsibility for the incident.

"Whoever indulges in act of sacrilege, we will treat them in this manner only. We won't approach any police, administration," Nihangs said.

4:30 PM: According to reports, the 35-year-old man, who was mutilated and murdered earlier in the day, was identified as Lakhbir Singh. He belonged to the Dalit community and had no criminal history or political affiliation.

4:00 PM: Jagjit  Singh Dallewal of Samyukt Kisan Morcha has alleged that the incident was an attempt to make morcha into a religious issue. A case has been registered under 302/34 of the IPC. The forensic team has examined the scene of the crime. Postmortem is underway.

3:30 PM: Meanwhile, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has condemned the killing of a Dalit man at the Singhu border, saying the truth will come out in the probe.

2:30 PM: It is being alleged that the man was caught while desecrating the Sikh religious holy book, however, an official confirmation on the same is still awaited.

2:00 PM: Haryana Police has registered an FIR against unknown persons in the barbaric incident that took place at the Singhu border. According to the FIR, the Haryana Police at around 5 a.m. on Friday morning received information that a group of Nihangs have chopped off a man's hand at the protest site and later tied him to an iron barricade with a rope.

1:30 PM: Both Haryana and Delhi Police were deployed at their respective borders. "We received the information about the incident at around 5 a.m. in the morning that a man was found dead near the stage of farmers' protest site after which a team of cops was rushed to spot," a Haryana Police official said.

1:00 PM: A video of the inhumane incident has also surfaced where a group of Nihangs could be seen standing over the man -- after his wrist had been severed and he was lying on the ground, bleeding.

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