A clash erupted at Singhu border as a
group of people, claiming to be locals, gathered at the Singhu border, raising
demands of vacating the protest site, ANI reports. The locals alleged that the
farmers had “insulted” the national flag during their tractor parade on
Republic Day. 

During the scuffle, Alipur Station House Officer (SHO) Pradeep Paliwal was injured while trying to maintain law and order, intervening between the protesting farmers (MKSC faction) and the reported local Singhu villagers, the Delhi Police said.

“44 persons including the one who attacked SHO Alipur with sword arrested in connection with violence at Singhu border today,” ANI reported, quoting Delhi Police.

According to Delhi Police, the locals had gone to register their protest, standing at odds with the events that took place on the Republic Day, and the continued loss of ordinary livelihoods for over two months.

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As the SHO tried to resolve the aggravating tension between the two parties, he suffered grievous injuries on his hand as he was attacked by a man with a sword, the Delhi Police said.

Both sides pelted stones at each other, while the police resorted to employing the use of tear gas shells and baton charge to break up the clash, PTI reports.

The police affirmed that the situation is under control in the area and the man who attacked the Alipur SHO has been detained.

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“This is how the SHO was assaulted; he has suffered grievous injuries on his hand..Peace has been restored. Legal action is being initiated.” The official said that police detained the man who attacked the station house officer,” the police said in a tweet.

 Visuals
from Singhu border show an assembled multitude holding the tricolour in their
hands, raising slogans of “Singhu border khali karo.”

The farmers have continued their sit-in for 64 days, fighting
in solidarity for the repeal of the three farm laws.