The Delhi Police said on Saturday that 84 people have been arrested and 38 first information reports filed so far in connection with the violence during a farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day, reported India Today, citing a senior official. The police had registered 22 FIRs till Thursday.
Nine of these 22 FIRs were transferred to the crime branch of the Delhi Police for investigation. The Delhi Police have also appealed to the public, including media personnel, to help identify those behind the violence, by sharing videos or photos of the incident with them.
Meanwhile, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot asked why a judicial inquiry was not being conducted into the incident, reported ANI. “Those [farmers] who were protesting peacefully for around 70 days can’t do something like this,” he claimed. “Impartial probe must be done.”
Gehlot also condemned Tuesday’s violence and said that some “anti-social elements” caused the Red Fort incident, where…