Congress hit out BJP after picture of Nihang chief with BJP leader out on social media platform

Congress leader Randeep Surjewala took a jibe at BJP, after a picture of the Nihang chief along with senior BJP senior leader Narendra Singh Tomar has landed on the social media platform. The Nihang group has been accused of the killing of a 35-year-old man at the Singhu border on Oct 15.

Chandigarh: A picture ofNihang Chief Baba Aman Singh with a senior BJP leader has brought a new angle to the murder case of a man at the Singhu border. The picture of the Nihang leader along with senior BJP leader Narendra Singh Tomar has been circulating on the social media platform.

The accused, identified as Nihang Sardar Narayan Singh, Bhagwant Singh and Govind Preet Singh had on October 15 killed a man named Lakhbir Singh on the Singhu border. Later they confessed before the court that they had killed Lakhbir Singh. One of the accused, Narayan Singh, said that he cut Lakhbir Singh's leg while Bhagwant Singh and Govind Singh hanged him.

Launching a scathing attack on BJP, Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said the truth is coming out on who is actually behind the killing of a youth at Singhu border and who is against the farmers.

The Congress leader tweeted, "the truth is coming out. Layers are rising, the curtain is opening. Who is really standing behind the scenes with whom? Who is plotting what against the farmers?"

On October 15, the body of Lakhbir Singh was found hanging on the barricade near Kisan Manch on the Singhu border. The Nihang Sikhs claimed that Lakhbir Singh had tried to sacrilege the Guru Granth, because of which they had killed Lakhbir. Four Nihang Sikhs have surrendered before the police in connection with the case.

Out of the four, one accused named Sarabjit was sent to a seven-day remand by the court on Saturday. Today three more accused have been sent to police remand by the court.

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