More facts about August 15 Issru incident
Author(s): City Air NewsLudhiana, August 18, 2014: After the incident on August 15, 2014 at village Issru, the 4 activists of the Aam Adami Party (AAP) namely Vikram Kumar @ Babbi s/o Hamir Singh r/o Dhanaula, district Barnala– Convenor...
Ludhiana, August 18, 2014: After the incident on August 15, 2014 at village Issru, the 4 activists of the Aam Adami Party (AAP) namely Vikram Kumar @ Babbi s/o Hamir Singh r/o Dhanaula, district Barnala– Convenor of the Dhanaula Committee of the Aam Adami Party (AAP), Mahinderpal Singh s/o Hardial Singh r/o village Dangarh, PS Dhanaula, district Barnala , Harvinder Singh @ Hindi s/o Surjit Singh r/o Kothe Gobindpur, PS Dhanaula, district Barnala and Hardeep Singh s/o Bhora Singh r/o village Chhana, PS Dhanaula, district Barnala were detained under the preventive sections of law.
GS Dhillon, DIG/Ludhiana Range said that SSP/Khanna had been instructed to examine the facts and take requisite legal action. Examination of the matter revealed that the 4 activists had conspired to do such act(s) about a month ago. On August 14, 2014 Vikram Kumar went to reccee the spot at village Issru on the motorcycle of one Gagan Singh r/o Barnala town. He did not tell Gagan Singh about his plans. As such, Gagan Singh has not been proceeded against by the police. Vikram Kumar saw the police arrangements at village Issru and discussed with his other three associates that it was not possible to reach the proximity of the hon’ble Chief Minister. They decided to do this act in the pandal area, anywhere in the vicinity of the ‘D’, since their objective of getting publicity would be achieved. Their motive was to collect more funds and they were keen on advancement within the party.
He informed that investigations have revealed that a video footage of Vikram Kumar justifying the act was made prior to the incident itself but in a manner to show as if it has been made after the incident since Vikram Kumar uses the past tense in the video clip stating that he has already committed the act. The second footage was of 9 seconds in which Vikram Kumar was seen throwing a shoe towards the stage and was nabbed by the security personnel while trying to remove and throw his other shoe. Investigations have further revealed that the first video footage was uploaded on Whatsapp, he added.
The DIG /Range pointed out that the examination of the matter by the SSP has revealed a planned conspiracy by the AAP activists, which included making video footage of Vikram Kumar justifying the act prior to the incident showing as if it has been made after the incident since Vikram Kumar uses past tense in the video clip, reccee of the venue a day before, entry of AAP activists in the venue and moving towards an enclosure close to the security ‘D’, hurling of the shoe towards the stage by Vikram Kumar, making its video footage by Mahinderpal Singh, plan to create hype on social media by uploading video clips on Whatsapp/Facebook, etc., obtaining publicity through electronic, print and social media, and, attacking police personnel at the time of arrest or subsequent to the arrest. Accordingly, a case FIR No. 147 dated 17-08-2014 has been registered in police station Sadar Khanna under the relevant sections of the IPC and the Information Technology Act, 2008. Vikram Kumar was arrested in this case on August 17. The SSP has given instructions to effect the arrest of Mahinderpal Singh and Harvinder Singh @ Hindi in the registered case.
He informed that the SSP has given instructions to discharge all the 4 persons (Vikram Kumar, Mahinderpal Singh, Harvinder Singh @ Hindi and Hardeep Singh) from preventive custody. After examination of the matter at the level of the SSP, an FIR has been registered and the accused persons were being proceeded against in accordance with law. As per the facts which have come to light, at this stage, Hardeep Singh was not being arrested in the criminal case which has been registered.
He said that after the incident, Mahinderpal Singh, Harvinder Singh @ Hindi and Hardeep Singh went from village Issru. They spoke to Bhagwant Mann, MP (Aam Adami Party) from the phone of Harvinder Singh @ Hindi and updated him about the incident and they went to village Jarag for a meeting with Bhagwant Mann.
Further investigations are ongoing.