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Haryana police books 100 protesting farmers on sedition charges for attacking BJP leader’s car
Farmers have been protesting in Fatehabad, Jhajjar, Hisar, and Yamunanagar leading to clashes with the police, however, making it clear that they won’t allow members of Haryana’s ruling BJP-Jannayak Janata Party alliance. to address any public event before their demands are not met.

A total of 100 farmers have been charged with sedition by Haryana Police on Thursday after they allegedly damaged and attacked the official vehicle of Deputy Speaker Ranbir Gangwa in Haryana’s Sirsa district on July 11. The incident took place during a protest against Haryana’s ruling BJP-Jannayak Janata Party alliance and the controversial new farm laws. The FIR was lodged the same day.
Among those named in FIR include two leaders of the farmers’ movement – Harcharan Singh and Prahlad Singh. Apart from sedition, the farmers have been booked under charges of attempt to murder.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha slammed the charges, calling them false, frivolous, and cooked up” and vowing to contest them in court.
The statement released by the protesting group said farmer leaders Harcharan Singh and Prahlad Singh and around 100 farmers have been booked under false cases… with a grave charge of sedition… merely because they were protesting against Haryana Deputy Speaker in Sirsa, the statement said.
The news of sedition charges comes at a time when the Supreme Court has described the law as colonial, used against the freedom fighters of India, and asked the government if it is still necessary after 75 years of Independence.
However, West Bengal MP Mahua Moitra slammed the government saying it’s ironic that Haryana police have charged over 100 farmers with sedition after an alleged attack on a BJP leader’s vehicle while the Supreme Court questions why we have this outdated law!
Farmers have been protesting in Fatehabad, Jhajjar, Hisar, and Yamunanagar leading to clashes with the police, however, making it clear that they won’t allow members of Haryana’s ruling BJP-Jannayak Janata Party alliance. to address any public event before their demands are not met.
The Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said that around 200 farmers would stage a peaceful protest outside Parliament during the monsoon session demanding repeal of the contentious farm laws on July 22.
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The government has projected the new laws as major reforms in the agriculture sector that will remove the mandi system and middlemen and allow farmers to sell their produce anywhere in the country. However, the protesting farmers argue that the new laws have no mention of minimum support price (MSP) and the mandis that will leave them at the mercy of big corporates.
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Amritpal Singh case: Fugitive Khalistani leader’s gunman Gorkha Baba arrested by Punjab Police
Tejinder Singh aka Gorkha Baba, a notorious associate and former gunman of fugitive Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh was arrested by the Punjab Police on Thursday, officials said.

Tejinder Singh aka Gorkha Baba, a notorious associate and former gunman of fugitive Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh was arrested by the Punjab Police on Thursday, officials said.
A report quoted DSP Payal Harsimrat Singh of the Punjab Police as saying that Tejinder Singh, a resident of Punjab’s Mangewal village, was nabbed by the Khanna police.
DSP Harsimrat said Tejinder, who was a gunman for Amritpal Singh for a long period and often lived with the Waris Punjab De chief, is also involved in the Ajnala case. The officer said that Tejinder, also known as Gorkha Baba, was very active on social media and often posts pictures of himself brandishing different weapons due to which he’s wanted in a separate case registered against him at Malaud police station.
The official further said that Tejinder has been booked under sections 107/151 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and two other aides who accompanied him, have also been taken into custody and are being questioned.
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She said that Tejinder had several cases, including liquor smuggling and assault, registered against him prior to this and he had already served time for those.
Earlier in the day, seven aides of Amritpal Singh brought to Amritsar’s Baba Bakala court amid heavy police presence where they were remanded to police custody till tomorrow.
In a statement, Senior Superintendent of Police Rural Amritsar Zone, Satinder Singh said the seven accused were nabbed along with six illegal 12-bore weapons and were booked under the Arms Act along with their leader Amritpal Singh, who is still at large.
Earlier today, the Punjab Police said that Amritpal Singh—the notorious pro-Khalistani separatist leader—changed five vehicles in 12 hours to stay a step ahead of law enforcement agencies and evade arrest.
Last month, Amritpal Singh and his supporters armed with swords and guns, stormed a police station in Ajnala on the outskirts of Amritsar city and clashed with police for the release of one of his aides Lovepreet Singh.
Jharkhand: Policeman steps on 4-day-old baby while searching a house, baby dies
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Tamil Nadu man throws acid at wife inside Coimbatore court complex
In a shocking incident, a man allegedly hurled a bottle of acid on his wife and her lawyers at court complex in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu on Thursday, officials said.

In a shocking incident, a man allegedly hurled a bottle of acid on his wife and her lawyers at court complex in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu on Thursday, officials said.
According to the police, the victim, Kavitha had reached the district court complex in Coimbatore in connection with a hearing of a case when her husband, Sivakumar, brazenly threw a bottle of acid at her face, injuring her and at least three others in the attack.
The victims, Kavitha and her lawyers, sustained burn injuries in the acid attack and were rushed to a nearby government hospital for medical attention.
An official said Sivakumar was overpowered and pinned down by some lawyers who witnessed the incident and later handed over to the police.
Giving details he said that police saved Sivakumar from a mob that gathered after the attack and wanted to thrash him, adding that the accused had carried the acid in a water bottle.
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The official further said that the accused has been arrested and a case registered against him under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), adding that further investigation is underway to determine Sivakumar’s motive behind the attack.
In a similar incident, a shocking video emerged back in January, where a man from the Cooperganj area of UP’s Kanpur claimed that his wife threw acid on his face.
As per reports at the time, a heated argument broke out between the couple, where the husband asked her why she came so late home, and the agitated lady lost her temper and threw acid from the bottle on his face.
A video of the incident had gone viral on social media platforms.
With an injured face, the victim went to the police station and registered his complaint about the incident. After investigating and questioning him, police arrested the woman for the offense.
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Jharkhand: Policeman steps on 4-day-old baby while searching a house, baby dies
Bhushan’s family members allege that the child was trampled to death by the policemen.

A horrific incident has come to light from Jharkhand’s Giridh district where a policeman allegedly stepped on a 4-day-old baby while searching a house to nab the accused. The incident took place in Kosogondodighi village in the district on Wednesday.
The reports state that while searching a house for the accused, who is also the child’s grandfather, the police allegedly stepped on a newborn who was asleep in one of the rooms.
State Health Minister Banna Gupta said, Such kinds of incidents will be criticized and strict action will be taken. This country runs according to the Constitution thus action will be taken against the police officials as well.
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The locals claim that a team headed by Sangam Pathak, in charge of the Deori police station, reached the accused, Bhushan Pandey’s, house to catch him after a non-bailable warrant was issued against him. However, seeing the police, all the family members of Bhushan’s family left the house, leaving the infant alone.
The mother of the deceased newborn Neha Devi alleged that the baby was sleeping inside the house when the police were searching the nook and corner of the house. Upon reaching the house, after the police team had gone, she found her child dead.
Bhushan’s family members allege that the child was trampled to death by the policemen.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Sanjay Rana said that an investigation into this matter is underway and the body has been sent for postmortem. Action will be taken after the proper investigation.
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