New Delhi: A local court on Thursday directed the Delhi police to submit videos and ‘concrete proof’ in which gangster-truned-social activist Lakha Sidhana was seen instigated agitators to diverge from agreed route on Republic Day, here.
The Delhi police had accused Sidhana in the Republic Day violence at the Red Fort following the farmers’ rally.
Issuing the order, a bench of Additional Sessions Judge Gagandeep Singh, asked the investigating officer to submit the video clip of the protest on which they were replying their investigation on.
The court also directed cops to submit a status report regarding the other accused those were named as instigators in the case.
Meanwhile, Sidhana’s interim protection from arrest shall continue till August 23.
Advocates Ramesh Gupta and Jasdeep Singh Dhillon told the court that Sidhana had requested protestors to remain peaceful during the protest. Moreover, he had a huge fan-following on the social media but he has never instigated protesters to turn violent in his briefings.
“Sidhana has also joined the investigation on multiple dates, giving his full co-operation,” they argued before the court.
GS Guraya, the Additional Public Prosecutor, however, argued that Sidhana had not been cooperating police with the investigation and sought for his custodial interrogation was required.