In the FIR registered at IP Estate police station, the Delhi Police has stated that six Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses and five police vehicles were damaged in the violence that broke out at ITO during the farmers' tractor parade on Republic Day.
The FIR also stated that several police personnel were injured and 70 iron barricades were damaged when over 10,000 protesting farmers on nearly 600 tractors stormed the area.
Police has registered 22 FIRs so far in connection with the violence that broke out during the farmers' tractor parade in the national capital leaving over 300 policemen injured, officials said on Wednesday.
An official said multiple videos and CCTV footage are being scanned to identify farmers involved in the violence and strict action will be taken.
Security has been beefed up in several places across the national capital, especially at the Red Fort and farmer protest sites, with deployment of additional paramilitary forces following the violence.
The FIR stated that the protestors tried to enter Luytens' Delhi from Tilak Bridge despite not being given permission to hold the tractor parade in the jurisdiction of IP Estate Police station.
“The farmers smashed the barricades and hit DTC buses at ITO with their tractors and also tried to run over police personnel. Police tried to convince the agitating farmers. However, they were adamant about going to Luytens' area. They also damaged vehicles and equipment of mediapersons," it stated, adding that police used tear gas to disperse the protesters from the spot.
“Police personnel were present at Ram Charan Aggarwal Chowk, ITO. Around 12 pm from Sarai Kale Khan towards MGM Marg, 500 to 600 tractors carrying 9,000 to 10,000 protestors entered the ITO. It claimed that a tractor, going to DDU Marg from Ram Charan Chowk, hit a barricade placed near Andhra Public School while being driven rashly, and overturned,” stated the FIR.
“While police personnel and others were trying to rescue the driver from under the tractor, the other protesters on tractors reached there and tried to run over the police. Some of the protesters took the driver to ITO Chowk. Later, they took him and his tractor along with them and left the area. The deceased was later identified as Navneet Singh, a resident of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh,” state the FIR.
“During demonstration, six DTC buses, five police vehicles and 70 iron barricades were damaged. Several police personnel were also got injured during the incident,” the FIR stated.