Ambala youth who turned off water cannon booked for murder attempt
Ambala, November 28
Registration of three FIRs in three months have failed to deter Navdeep Singh (26), a farmer from Ambala, whose video in connection with the ongoing farmers’ agitation had gone viral for climbing atop Varun (a water cannon), turning the tap off and then jumping on a tractor-trailer.
Navdeep is among those booked at Parao police station along with BKU chief Gurnam Singh Charuni, Jai Singh, Rakesh, Amarjeet and others on the charges of attempt to murder, rioting and causing obstruction in government duty on November 25.
About the video, Navdeep said “It was not planned. I just climbed that vehicle and turned the tap off and then jumped on a tractor. Later I found that the video went viral and people were appreciating my efforts.” — TNS
Rioting, Assault cases in Rohtak, Sirsa
- As many as 1,000 unidentified farmers have been booked by the Meham police on the charges of rioting, causing obstruction in government duty, assault and violating Covid norms on Friday.
- Cases have been registered on the complaints of Naib tehsildar Raj Kumar Sharma, deputed as the Duty Magistrate in Meham, and Satpal, a security agent of Meham police station.
- In Sirsa, the police booked farmers who broke the barricades on Bathinda road police naka in Dabwali town on Friday.
- A case had been registered on the complaint of Head Constable Subhash who was deployed at the naka on the border.
