Farmers violence Delhi court grants bail to farmer retired Army officer

Delhi | Thursday | 4th March, 2021

Summary:

New Delhi March 4A Delhi court Thursday granted bail to a farmer and a retired Army officer in a case related to the violence on Republic Day during farmers' tractor parade against the Centre's three new agriculture laws. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted the relief to Baljeet Singh and Harjinder Singh on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 15000 with one surety of like amount in the case of the violence in Seemapuri area. Baljeet is a farmer by profession and lives in Haridwar Uttarakhand and Harjinder is a retired Army Officer from 9 Sikh Light Infantry Battalion of the Indian Army and served for 17 years. While granting bail to Harjinder the court further noted apart from clean antecedents that the accused has he has also served the country and is a retired Army Officer. Many of them driving tractors reached the Red Fort and entered the monument where a religious flag was also hoisted..