Delhi Police Says SHO Grievously Injured After Clashes Between Farmers and Locals at Singhu Border

Delhi Police Says SHO Grievously Injured After Clashes Between Farmers and Locals at Singhu Border Police fired tear gas and res...

Delhi Police Says SHO Grievously Injured After Clashes Between Farmers and Locals at Singhu Border

Police fired tear gas and resorted to baton charge Friday to break up a clash between farmers and a large group of men claiming to be local residents who hurled stones at each other at the Singhu border, one of the main protest sites against farm laws. Delhi Police SHO (Alipur) Pradeep Paliwal was injured in the violence after a man attacked him with a sword, an official said, adding that some people were also wounded.

The official said that police detained the man who attacked the station house officer. The group claiming to be locals demanded that the farmers vacate the Singhu border, one of the main protest sites around the capital.

SHO Alipur, Delhi, intervenes between rioting protestors (MKSC faction) and local Singhu villagers, who had gone to register their protest against the happenings on Republic Day-2021 and continued loss of ordinary livelihoods for over two months," the Delhi Police said in a tweet.

In another tweet, it said, "This is how the SHO was assaulted; he has suffered grievous injuries on his hand... Peace has been restored. Legal action is being initiated."