New Delhi: As many as 22 FIRs have been registered by the Delhi Police in connection with the violence that broke out during the tractor rally in the country capital on Republic Day. As per reports, names of at least 10 farm leaders including Yogendra Yadav and Rakesh Tikait have been mentioned in the FIRs. ALSO READ | Vandalised Ticket Counter & Broken Shards Of Glasses, How India’s Historic Red Fort Was Eroded During Tractor Rally
Senior officers informed that Police have registered 22 FIRs across 10 districts under IPC sections of rioting, criminal conspiracy, robbery, attempt to murder and others.
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The FIRs were registered under Sections dealing with riots, damage to public property and assault on public servants with deadly weapons. The police have begun analysing video footage available to identify the violent protesters, who damaged public property and attacked Delhi Police personnel.
The farmers swarmed the Red Fort and waved farmer union flags from its ramparts. They even hoisted farmer union flags as well as a pennant with a Sikh religious symbol from a flagpole.
According to the information avilable, 86 policemen were injured in the violence as farmers marched inside Delhi with their tractors ahead of the scheduled time agreed upon with police authorities of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
"Farmers had rallied with about 6,000-7,000 tractors at Singhu border around 8.30 am on January 26. As per the earlier-decided plan, they were supposed to reach Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar and then take a right turn. However, the protesters led by 'Nihangs' riding horses and armed with swords and other sharp-edged weapons charged at the police and broke through several layers of barricades set up between Mukarba Chowk and Transport Nagar," news agency IANS quoted Delhi Police as saying.
"At ITO, a large group of farmers, who had come from Gazipur and Singhu borders, attempted to move towards New Delhi district. When they were stopped by the policemen, a section of farmers became violent and broke through the barricades, damaged iron grills and road dividers and even tried to run over policemen deployed at barricades with their tractors," a senior police officer said.
Massive uproar and clash between police and protesting farmers continued until late Tuesday evening. Most of the incidents were reported from Mukarba Chowk, Gazipur, A-Point ITO, Seemapuri, Nangloi T-Point, Tikri Border and Red Fort.