Singhu clash: Delhi police arrests 44 including sword-brandishing man who attacked SHO

Cracking down on attack at Alipur SHO Pradeep Paliwal at Delhi's Singhu border, Delhi police has arrested 44 people on Friday, including man who rushed at Paliwal with a sword. Farmers had clashed with protestors claiming to be locals with both resorting to stone-pelting, leading to police resort to tear gas and lathi charge. Farmers under Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, continue to protest at Delhi's borders - Tikri, Singhu, and Ghazipur, often clashing with police and local protestors on ir 64th consecutive day, against farm laws.

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What happened at Singhu?

Earlier in day, Police fired tear gas and resorted to baton charge to break up a clash between farmers and a large group of men claiming to be local residents who hurled stones at each or at Singhu border, one of main protest sites against farm laws. Delhi Police SHO (Alipur) Pradeep Paliwal was injured in violence after a man attacked him with a sword, an official said, detaining him immediately. group claiming to be locals demanded that farmers vacate Singhu border, alleging that y had "insulted" national flag during ir tractor parade on Republic Day.

Armed with sticks, group of locals reached site and asked farmers to leave while raising slogans against m. While protesters at Singhu border came out in numbers to resist locals, y were promptly stopped by farmer union volunteers which helped situation from turning ugly. Both sides also pelted stones at each or. Farm unions have alleged that se were t 'locals, but hired goons'.

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Farmer protest and violence

Despite Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM)'s assurance and Delhi Police's conditions for Republic Day tractor march, violence broke out on January 26, as farmers entered Delhi - breaking barricades and cemented barriers, riding bikes brandishing swords, sticks and vandalising a bus, drove tractors at full speed towards police - leading to clashes with Delhi police. As teargas shells, lathicharge was used, police claimed that over 300 personnel were injured and one protestor died after a tractor upturned. most shocking act was when a group of farmers allegedly led by actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu breached Red Fort and hoisted 'Nishan Sahib' and Kisan Union flag atop Red Fort's dome and Khalsa flag on flag pole. Delhi police has filed over 25 cases, several FIRs and arrested 19 people.

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