New Delhi: Haryana police has registered an FIR against the man who was killed at the Singhu border in connection with the alleged desecration of the Sikh holy book, Indian Express has reported.
Lakhbir Singh, who hailed from a village in Punjab’s Tarn Taran, was killed on October 15 and his body tied to a barricade at the Singhu border with a hand chopped off and with multiple wounds caused by sharp-edged weapons.
So far, four members of the Nihang order, have been arrested in connection with the killing.
Lakhbir Singh was booked under section 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code.
The news outlet has quoted Virender Singh, deputy superintendent of police (DSP), Law and Order, Sonipat, as having confirmed that the FIR was indeed registered. It was filed on October 17 at Kundli police station.
On Thursday, October 21, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Kharkhoda, Sonipat, Mayank Gupta, said that the Special Investigation Team of the Haryana Police is probing the veracity of a purported video in which Lakhbir Singh is allegedly seen making some claims.
“This video was circulating yesterday and we are working towards verifying the veracity of this clip in which the victim is heard telling the mob surrounding him that he was given Rs 30,000 by someone but for what purpose is not clear,” ASP Gupta told PTI.
“Whether he is saying this under duress is also not clear,” added Gupta who is heading one of the two SITs former by the Haryana Police to probe the incident.
While one SIT was formed to carry out the overall probe into the case, the Gupta-led SIT was constituted to investigate the videos of the incident circulating on social media.
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Gupta said in the fresh video clip, the victim is also heard sharing the phone number of a person with the mob.
“There are reports that one more video of the incident was circulating on social media and police were trying to verify that too,” he said.
“On the basis of various videos which were circulating, we have identified more people for their involvement in the incident. Further investigations are on,” he said.
On Wednesday, the Punjab government had also constituted a special investigation team to look into the complaint of the sister of the Dalit labourer lynched at a farmers’ protest site in Singhu that he was “allured” and taken to the Delhi-Haryana border.
She also demanded a probe into the matter.
(With PTI inputs)