A sedition case has been lodged by the Delhi Police in connection with the unrest at Red Fort on Republic Day during the farmers' tractor parade, officials said on Thursday.
A case under section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered and the incident is being investigated, a senior police official said.
Earlier today, the Delhi Police had named actor Deep Sidhu and gangster-turned-activist Lakha Sidhana in an FIR linked with the Red Fort incident.
Thousands of protesting farmers, who reached ITO from the Ghazipur border, clashed with the police. Many of them, driving tractors, reached the Red Fort and entered the monument. They hoisted Nishank's flag on the domes.
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The Red Fort will remain closed for visitors from January 27 to January 31, according to an order issued by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
While the order does not mention the reason behind the closure, it refers to earlier orders of January 6 and January 18, whereby the iconic monument was closed from January 19 to January 22 due to a bird-flu alert.
With PTI inputs
