The man had arguments with farmer volunteers more than allegations of sexual advances, police stated.Sonipat: A day just after a masked man at Singhu border of the national capital alleged a plot to shoot 4 farmer leaders and result in disruption through a tractors march by protesting farmers on January 26, Haryana police on Saturday refuted the accusations saying that that the man has created statements beneath worry.While addressing a press conference, Sonipat Superintendent of Police (SP) Jashandeep Singh Randhawa stated that the masked man is a resident of Haryana’s Sonipat and is presently unemployed.”Yesterday, he (the masked man presented by farmer leaders at Singhu border) alleged that he was tasked by one inspector Pradeep, SHO of Rai Police Station. Our preliminary investigation shows that there is no inspector named Pradeep in the district or at Rai Police Station,” Mr Randhawa stated.”He had alleged that he used to get calls from a landline number. Details gathered by us don’t show any such thing. He was also not present at CM’s rally in Karnal on January 10 as alleged,” Mr Randhawa added.The police officer also gave particulars about the masked man against whom no criminal record was located.”He is a resident of Sonipat. His father is a cook and his mother washes dishes. This masked person used to work in a factory. After the COVID-19 lockdown, he was expelled and is currently unemployed. On questioning, it came to the fore that he had arguments with farmer volunteers over allegations of eve-teasing. He was taken to a camp where he was beaten up. He has said he made statements under fear. No criminal record was found against the person,” Mr Randhawa stated.”We made a DSP level committee to probe the matter for a fair probe. He is neither under detention nor has been arrested. We are just questioning him,” the official added.The official additional stated that for the tractor yatra, “Police has taken adequate measures”.”We have deployed sufficient manpower in sub-division levels, especially from Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) to Singhu border,” he added.Addressing the media persons a day earlier, farmer leader Kulwant Singh Sandhu claimed, “Attempts are being made by agencies to disrupt the farmers’ agitation.”He additional stated that the masked man, along with his other teammates, have been threatened that their household members will be killed if they leak any data.Speaking to the media, the masked man stated, “We had planned to stop farmers from moving ahead during the January 26 rally and if they did not stop, we had planned to first fire in the air and then our other teammates were to fire from behind so that the police officials present at the spot think that the farmers are firing at them.”The masked man was later handed more than to the police.
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