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{{short description|Lynching at Delhi border}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
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| location = [[Singhu]], [[Delhi]], India
| date = {{start date|df=yes|2021|10|15}}
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| type = [[Lynching]]
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| fatalities = 1
| perpetrators = 4 arrested ([[Nihang]] group members)
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The '''2021 Singhu border lynching'''<ref name=IndianExpress1>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-16|title=At Singhu protest site, man tied to barricade, arm chopped off and lynched; police probe role of Nihang Sikhs|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/singhu-border-man-killed-nihang-sikhs-7572897/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-16|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015063019/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/singhu-border-man-killed-nihang-sikhs-7572897/ |archive-date=15 October 2021 }}</ref> refers to the [[lynching]] incident that occurred in the early hours of 15 October 2021 at Delhi's [[Singhu|Singhu border]], resulting in the death of Lakhbir Singh,<ref name=Tribune1 >{{Cite web|date=2021-10-16|title=Singhu border lynching: Three more arrested; victim's family demands high-level probe|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/singhu-border-lynching-another-person-surrenders-in-amritsar-325442|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Tribune India|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017114850/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/singhu-border-lynching-another-person-surrenders-in-amritsar-325442 |archive-date=17 October 2021 }}</ref> a Dalit Sikh<ref >{{Cite web|date=2021-10-16|title=Nihangs key suspects after Dalit Sikh man tortured, lynched at site of farm protests|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/dalit-sikh-lynching-singhu-border-farmers-protest-nihangs-7574211/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-18|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015231121/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/dalit-sikh-lynching-singhu-border-farmers-protest-nihangs-7574211/ |archive-date=15 October 2021 }}</ref><ref >{{Cite web|date=2021-10-18|title=A murder most foul: On the lynching at a farmer protest site|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/a-murder-most-foul-the-hindu-editorial-on-the-lynching-of-dalit-man-at-the-singhu-border-farmer-protest-site/article37045285.ece
|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-18|website=The Hindu|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017200420/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/a-murder-most-foul-the-hindu-editorial-on-the-lynching-of-dalit-man-at-the-singhu-border-farmer-protest-site/article37045285.ece |archive-date=17 October 2021 }}</ref> from [[Tarn Taran district]] of [[Punjab, India]].<ref >{{Cite web|date=2021-10-17|title=Lakhbir Singh cremated — kin present, most villagers not|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/amritsar/singhu-lynching-lakhbir-singh-cremation-7575436/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-17|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016210403/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/amritsar/singhu-lynching-lakhbir-singh-cremation-7575436/ |archive-date=16 October 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pandey|first=Tanushree|date=2021-10-16|title=‘He didn't go out alone, only had Rs 100’: Lynched Sikh's kin in Punjab find Singhu trip 'fishy'|url=https://theprint.in/india/he-didnt-go-out-alone-only-had-rs-100-lynched-sikhs-kin-in-punjab-find-singhu-trip-fishy/751784/|url-status=live|website=ThePrint|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016132848/https://theprint.in/india/he-didnt-go-out-alone-only-had-rs-100-lynched-sikhs-kin-in-punjab-find-singhu-trip-fishy/751784/ |archive-date=16 October 2021 }}</ref> The murder began with the victim's hand and a leg being chopped off, and later his body was hanged on a barricade near the [[2020-2021 Indian farmers' protest|farmers’ protest]] site.<ref name="IndianExpress1" /> A [[Nihang]] [[Sikh]]<ref name="EconomicTimes1">{{Cite news|date=2021-10-16|title=Murder at Singhu border puts farmer unions in spot|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/murder-at-singhu-border-puts-farmer-unions-in-spot/articleshow/87047942.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-16|website= economic times|language=en|last1=Anshuman|first1=Kumar}}</ref> group took responsibility for the lynching and killing, claiming that the man committed sacrilege of their holy scripture.<ref name=hindustan/> A Nihang accepted his role in the murder, and surrendered on the same day. The second accused, who also belongs to the Nihang group, was arrested by the Amritsar police.<ref name=hindustan/> After being taken into the police custody, the second accused claimed that he had surrendered before the police.<ref name=hindustan>{{cite web |title=Nihang Baba Narain Singh surrenders to killing of man with severed arm at Singhu border |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nihang-baba-narain-singh-surrenders-to-killing-of-man-with-severed-arm-at-singhu-101634384024910.html |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=16 October 2021}}</ref> Meanwhile, the [[Samyukt Kisan Morcha|Samyukta Kisan Morcha]] (SKM) distanced itself from the alleged lynching of the man, and agreed to cooperate with the police in the investigation.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-10-16|title=Extremely sad, shameful: BSP Chief Mayawati on Singhu border lynching|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/extremely-sad-shameful-bsp-chief-mayawati-on-singhu-border-lynching-121101600772_1.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-16|newspaper=Business Standard India|language=en|agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref> The [[Bhim Army]] extended financial support for the family of the victim and demanded an impartial probe from the CBI.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Surjit|date=2021-10-20|title=Singhu border episode: Bhim Army chief meets Tarn Taran man’s family, seeks CBI probe into lynching|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/singhu-border-episode-bhim-army-chief-meets-tarn-taran-man-s-family-seeks-cbi-probe-into-lynching-101634674734097.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-25|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019202006/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/singhu-border-episode-bhim-army-chief-meets-tarn-taran-man-s-family-seeks-cbi-probe-into-lynching-101634674734097.html |archive-date=19 October 2021 }}</ref> In addition, 15 Dalit organizations have also called for strict action against the culprits in the killing of Lakhbir Singh at the Singhu border.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-10-16|title=15 Dalit outfits demand strict action against culprits of Singhu border lynching|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/15-dalit-outfits-demand-strict-action-against-culprits-of-singhu-border-lynching-325420|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-07|newspaper=tribuneindia|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-10-17|title=Those who killed a Dalit Sikh at site of farmers’ protests must face the full force|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/singhu-border-lynching-skm-7573973|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-07|newspaper=Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> Meanwhile, the victim's family has complained to the "National Commission for Scheduled Castes" about the lack of support from the [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] state government.<ref >{{Cite web|date=2021-10-25|title=National Commission for Scheduled Castes slams Punjab govt for not reaching out to Lakhbir Singh’s family|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/national-commission-for-scheduled-castes-slams-punjab-govt-for-not-reaching-out-to-lakhbir-singhs-family-7589502/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-18|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025155910/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/national-commission-for-scheduled-castes-slams-punjab-govt-for-not-reaching-out-to-lakhbir-singhs-family-7589502/ |archive-date=25 October 2021 }}</ref>

==Background==
On night of 14 October 2021, a dalit Sikh labourer, Lakhbir Singh from Cheema Khurd village of [[Tarn Taran district]] was [[Lynching|lynched]] by [[Nihang]] [[Sikh]]s present at [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest|farmers' protest site]] on the allegations of sacrilege<ref>{{cite web | title='He was running with a Sikh holy book': The 'crime' for which Sikh man was lynched & hacked | website=ThePrint | date=2021-10-15 | url=https://theprint.in/india/he-was-running-with-a-sikh-holy-book-the-crime-for-which-sikh-man-was-lynched-hacked/751375/ | access-date=2021-10-16}}</ref> by his picking up the copy of a [[Sarbloh Granth]].<ref>{{cite web | title='Unconscionable': Body with limb chopped off hung at Singhu border; netizens outraged over video of Nihang Sikhs 'claiming responsibility' | website=Free Press Journal | date=2021-10-15 | url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/viral/unconscionable-body-with-limb-chopped-off-hung-at-singhu-border-netizens-outraged-over-video-of-nihang-sikhs-claiming-responsibility | access-date=2021-10-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Terrorism: National Commission for Scheduled Castes condemns killing of Dalit man at Singhu border, seeks action | website=India Today | date=2021-10-15 | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/terrorism-national-commission-for-scheduled-castes-condemns-killing-of-dalit-man-at-singhu-border-seeks-action-1865230-2021-10-15 | access-date=2021-10-16}}</ref> Family members of Lakhbir denied his role in alleged sacrilege.<ref>{{cite web | last=Diksha Munjal | first=Basant Kumar | title='We don't get in the Nihangs' way': Eyewitnesses detail a night of horror at Singhu | website=Newslaundry | date=2021-10-16 | url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/10/16/we-dont-get-in-the-nihangs-way-eyewitnesses-detail-a-night-of-horror-at-singhu | access-date=2021-10-16}}</ref> Village residents told [[The Caravan]] that they had first seen main accused Nihang Sarabjit Singh in the village about three months earlier, near the Sarai Amanat Khan police station. Several other villagers had seen Sarabjit in Cheema Kalan on several occasions driving a Bolero Camper car close to a langar hall being built near the village’s bus stand. On 12 October Lakhbir was seen leaving the market when one man on a bike picked up Lakhbir from the nearby cremation ground crossing and handed him over to two Nihangs.<ref>{{cite web | last=Tur | first=Jatinder Kaur | title=Singhu lynching: Residents identify main accused as recent visitor to victim’s village Cheema Kalan | website=The Caravan | date=2021-10-21 | url=https://caravanmagazine.in/news/singhu-lynching-lakhbir-sarabjit-nihang-sikh-lived-cheema-kalan | access-date=2021-11-14}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[2021 Lynchings for sacrilege in Punjab]]
*[[Lynching of Jagmael Singh]]

==References==
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{{Lynching in India}}
[[Category:2021 murders in India]]
[[Category:Attacks in India in 2021]]
[[Category:Lynching deaths in India]]
[[Category:October 2021 events in India]]
[[Category:October 2021 crimes in Asia]]
[[Category:People murdered in Delhi]]
[[Category:Caste-related violence in India]]
[[Category:Deaths by blade weapons]]
[[Category:Nihang]]
[[Category:Sikh terrorism in India]]
[[Category:Dalit history]]
[[Category:Deaths by person in India]]

2021 Singhu border lynching - Revision history

Ajay Kumar at 18:35, 23 July 2023