Two more Nihangs – Bhagwant Singh (left) and Govind Singh (right) surrendered before the police.
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- The two Nihangs who surrendered were Bhagwant Singh and Govind Singh.
- Scenes show two men walking with garlands around their necks
- His supporters were walking side by side and were heard cheering him.
Chandigarh:
Two more Nihangs – ‘warrior’ Sikhs have surrendered to the police in connection with the horrific murder of a Dalit laborer at a farmers’ protest site in Singhu yesterday. One had surrendered this morning, while the other was arrested, taking the total number of accused in the case to four.
Two people who surrendered this evening have been identified as Bhagwant Singh and Govind Singh. Visuals showed two men – with garlands around their necks – walking alongside supporters, who were heard cheering for them.
Last evening Sarvjit Singh – a Nihang – surrendered to the Haryana Police and took responsibility for the ill-fated murder of Lakhbir Singh, a 35-year-old Dalit laborer who was found tied to a police barricade in Singhu, with his left arm and right leg amputated. happened.
Singh was produced in a local court today and remanded to seven days’ police custody; Officials asked for 14 days, adding that they have information about the other suspects and that they have to recover the murder weapons.
In a video that surfaced today, the Nihang member has claimed to have “no remorse” over the murder.
The video – before his surrender – shows him being held tightly to the other Nihangs – at least two of whom are still carrying swords – as a reporter asks: “Do you feel remorse?”
To this Leo looks indifferent, shrugs off the question and nods his head, and answers “no”.
The body of 35-year-old Lakhbir Singh, a resident of Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, was recovered yesterday morning. His left arm and right leg were found amputated.
As news of the brutal and ill-fated killing spread, at least three videos were circulated, showing a large group of Nihangs standing around their bodies covered in blood and in pain.
A video shows the group standing over him after his left hand was amputated. Another showed them filming her dying moments and a third showed her hanging from her feet like a slab of meat.
NDTV has not been able to independently verify any of these videos.
Sonipat police cut the dead body and took it to civil hospital
Also, reports circulating since yesterday morning claimed that Lakhbir Singh was attacked for allegedly desecrating the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of the Sikhs.
The Nihangs allegedly thrashed Lakhbir to death, cut off his arms and legs and tied him to police barricades.
The United Kisan Morcha, which has been leading the farmers’ protest against the government’s new laws, and whose members are among the thousands of people camping in Singhu, has categorically distanced itself from the killing and any association with the Nihangs. has done.
Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar held a high level meeting at his residence in Chandigarh to discuss the murder; Home Minister Anil Vij and state police chief were present.
Mr Khattar, sources in his office said after the meeting, promised “action will be taken”.
Last year there was an incident involving Nihangs – a cop from Punjab cut off his hand with a sword in Patiala after he asked them to show them a ‘movement pass’ during the Covid lockdown.
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