There shall be no entry inside the Red Fort from tomorrow morning (Wednesday, July 21) to August 15 till the Independence Day celebrations are over, the Archaeological Survey of India informed on Tuesday.
At scramble crossings, traffic lights completely stop vehicles to allow pedestrians to cross in any direction, including diagonally.
In their chargesheet into the case related to the Republic Day violence at the Red Fort, the Delhi Police have claimed that there was a conspiracy to capture the historic monument and convert it into a site for the farmers protesting against the three agricultural laws that were enacted in September 2020 by the Centre.
The violent mob at Red Fort on January 26 wanted to capture the monument to make it the new protest site for agitation against the Centre's new farm laws, the Delhi Police said in its chargesheet.
Tens of thousands of protesting farmers clashed with the police in the national capital on January 26 during a tractor parade to highlight their demands. Many of them driving tractors reached the Red Fort and entered the monument, where a religious flag was also hoisted.
Two persons -- Maninderjit Singh (a Dutch national settled in Birmingham, UK) (in pic 1) & Khempreet Singh ( in pic 2) -- have been arrested in connection with the Jan 26 Red Fort violence case: Delhi Police Crime Branch
The court had first sent Sidhu to police custody on February 9 for seven days, after the police alleged he was one of the main instigators of the violent incidents at the Red Fort. His custody was further extended by seven days on February 16.
In a major development, Delhi Police on Sunday arrested an individual accused in the recent violence that broke out at Red Fort on Republic Day during farmers' tractor rally in the national capital.
Iqbal Singh is an accused in the Republic Day violence case. He was taken arrested from Hoshiarpur in Punjab last night.
A Delhi court on Tuesday send actor-activist Deep Sidhu to seven-day police custody in connection with Red Fort incident during Republic Day violence.
On January 26, thousands of protesting farmers had clashed with the police in the national capital during the tractor rally called by the farmer unions to highlight their demand for repeal of the three farm laws.
The Delhi Police has arrested Sukhdev Singh, an accused in the January 26 violence during farmer protests at the Red Fort, from Chandigarh.
The Delhi Police have released pictures of alleged ‘rioters’ involved in the violence that took place at the Red Fort in the national capital during farmers’ tractor parade on Republic Day.
The Delhi Police on Tuesday released the photographs of at least 20 accused who were involved in the violence that broke out at the Red Fort on Republic Day when protesting farmers breached the iconic monument while carrying out a tractor rally.
The Delhi Police has released new photos of rioters who unleased violence upon the Red Fort on January 26. This is in addition to the 20 photos that were released by the police earlier. Photos show rioters armed with rods and other weapons.
Thousands of farmers had clashed with the police during the tractor parade called by farmer unions on January. Protesters deviated from the designated route for the proposed tractor parade and barged into the Red Fort. They also attacked cops, vandalised police vehicles and the ticket counter at the Red Fort.
Crime Branch of Delhi Police along with Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team examined Red Fort area in connection with the violence that took place on January 26 during farmers' tractor rally. A team of Delhi Police also reached Jalandhar on Friday in connection with violence at Red Fort on Republic Day.
Dharmendra Singh Harman is accused of being involved in the raising the Nishan Sahib at the Red Fort amid violent clashes between farmers and police during the tractor rally.
Farmers' tractor parade on January 26 that was to highlight the demands of farmer unions to repeal three new agri laws. But it dissolved into anarchy as thousands broke through barriers, fought with the police and hoisted religious flags at Red Fort.
Delhi Police has announced a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh to anyone who shares information that could help in tracing those involved in hoisting the flags at Red Fort on the Republic Day, including Punjabi actor-cum-activist Deep Sidhu. Sidhu has been accused of inciting and leading protesting farmers on tractors to the Red Fort, where a religious flag was unfurled on Republic Day.
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