Singhu Border: Four accused surrender

Singhu border LIVE: Two more Nihangs, Bhagwant Singh and Govind Singh, surrender. 

 Amritsar Rural Police arrest the second accused in the matter, Narayan Singh from Rakh Devidass Pura, Amarkot village in Punjab.

The postmortem report of deceased Lakhbir Singh has revealed a total of 37 injury marks. The report also states he was hit using different types of weapons, including sharp objects and sticks

While seeking custody, the Haryana police in the court had said they want to seize weapons from the accused Sarabjit Singh. Singh has named four more people during interrogations, who will be traced by the police in Gurdaspur and other locations. 

Sarabjit Singh has sent to seven-day police custody

Whatever happened is wrong. Someone killed him and later the police arrested the killer. The matter is subject to investigation. It will not affect our protest: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on the body of a man found at Singhu near Delhi-Haryana border

Lakhbir Singh is survived by his wife, three daughters - with the youngest being 8 years old and the eldest being 12-year-old. His wife left him 5-6 years ago and lives separately, says ASI Kabal Singh 

Family members and relatives of Lakhbir Singh say "he was lured to Singhu border. The matter should be probed and he must get justice."

"He took Rs 50 and said he was going for work in Chabal and will return after 7 days. I thought he went to work there. He was not such a person who would commit desecration of Guru Granth Sahib. The perpetrators must be punished," said Raj Kaur, sister of Lakhbir Singh

In a series of tweets, BSP chief Mayawati has demanded a proper probe and compensation for the deceased Lakhbir Singh's family

No other detentions or arrests have so far been made in the case, the Sonipat PRO has confirmed. More arrests will be made as per the interrogations with Sarabjit Singh, who will be produced in court today

Sarabjit Singh will be produced in court post noon today. The police will seek Singh's 14 day custody.

The Congress has said it was the government's responsibility to investigate the lynching of a man at a farmers' protest site near the Delhi-Haryana border, while the BJP asserted that in the name of farmers, the "anarchists" behind these protests, need to be exposed.

Asked about the incident, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said, "We saw it on social media, don't know the details yet. There is no place at all whatsoever for violence anywhere in the country."

"This country is and must be governed by the rule of law. It is the government's responsibility to get deep into this, investigate and let the law take its course," he said.

Another Congress leader Salman Anees Soz said the "gruesome murder" at the Singhu border, between Delhi-Haryana, is shocking and condemnable.

"Hope the perpetrators are quickly brought to justice. But there will now be an attempt to paint all protesters as killers. Just watch how low government supporters will go," he said in a tweet.

Punjab BJP in-charge and national general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam has alleged that farmers' protest has been taken over by some criminals and said increasing crime incidents at their protest sites show they are functioning like Taliban.

"The farmers' protest has been taken over by some criminals. In the past, a woman was raped and murdered. With the number of increasing crime incidents at the farmers' protest site, it seems they are functioning like Taliban and spreading extremism in the country," Gautam said.

He also questioned the Congress party's silence on the issue. He said, "The Congress party was on its toes when the Lakhimpur Kheri violence occurred because there is BJP government in Uttar Pradesh. While in Rajasthan, several Dalits were attacked but Congress party is silent on that issue."

Rakesh Tikait has said there is no place for violence in their movement and demanded that the culprit behind the incident should be punished.

"SKM has already issued its statement over the Singhu border incident. There is no place for violence in our movement. Let the law do its work and the guilty should be punished."

"This incident has nothing to with our movement. We have been doing a peaceful agitation for 11 months against the three farm laws. We will continue our protest till the government fulfil our demands to repeal those laws," Tikait said.

Sarabjit Singh, a member of the Nihang community will be produced before a court in Sonipat today. Singh had surrendered to the police and claimed responsibility for the barbaric killing of a man at the farmers’ protest in Kundli near the Delhi-Haryana border.