Delhi HC seeks status report on farmer’s death during tractor rally

New Delhi, Feb 11 : The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought a status report from the city police on a petition seeking court-monitored SIT probe into the death of a farmer whose tractor overturned during the tractor rally on Republic Day.
The Delhi police informed Justice Yogesh Khanna that a “generic FIR” has also been registered by Delhi Police. The matter will now be heard on February 26.
On January 26, Navreet Singh died after his tractor overturned after ramming into police barricades. The accident was captured on CCTV camera.
Deceased’s grandfather Hardeep Singh moved the court asserting that he was allegedly shot by policemen, due to which he lost control.
The Delhi Police had earlier released a video showing a protester speeding and running over barricades with his tractor near ITO, resulting in the vehicle overturning. A post-mortem report revealed that the protester died due to the accident.
The plea has sought for a court appointed and monitored Special Investigation Team probe. It also sought for SIT to file periodic status reports to ensure time-bound court-monitored investigation.