A prominent farmer leader from Jammu was taken into custody by the Delhi Police for his alleged involvement in the violence during farmers’ tractor parade against the new agri laws in the national capital on Republic Day, officials said on Tuesday.
J&K United Kisan Front Chairman Mohinder Singh is the first person to be arrested from Jammu in connection with the January 26 violence.
He was taken into custody on Monday night and immediately shifted to Delhi for questioning, they said. Singh''s family, however, said that he was innocent and demanded his immediate release.
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