Red Fort case: no sedition charges by SIT against Deep and 15 others
The Hindu
Actor Deep Sidhu, 15 others were held
No sedition charges have been mentioned in the chargesheet filed by the Special Investigation Team of the Delhi police against Punjabi actor-activist Deep Sidhu and 15 others who were arrested in the Red Fort violence case, said a senior officer on Friday. “We have conducted a detailed investigation while preparing the chargesheet. The accused have not been charged under sedition. If more evidence emerges in the case then they will file supplementary chargesheet,” the police officer said. He added that a 3,000-page chargesheet was submitted on May 17 before the Duty Magistrate at the Tis Hazari Court. It was the first chargsheet in the violence that happened during farmers’ tractor rally on Republic day across the city.More Related News
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