The body of the man with a chopped hand was found hanging from a barricade near the main stage of farmers' protest site on Friday morning.
New Delhi: In a shocking incident, the body of a young man with the left wrist chopped off was found near the main stage of farmers' protest at the Singhu border. The man was brutally murdered and his body was found hanging from a barricade near farmers' protest site on Friday morning.
Initial reports indicated that Nihangs - a 'warrior' Sikh group - are being blamed for the brutal and sickening murder, which took place in Kundli in Haryana's Sonipat district.
A video has emerged showing a group of Nihangs standing over the man - after his wrist was cut off and he lay bleeding on the ground, his eyes glazed over in shock and pain.
The Nihangs, some of whom carrying spears and stand surrounding his body, can be heard demanding the man tell them his name and native village. None of the men in the video makes any move to help the man or attend to the horrific wound.
Reports say the Nihangs probably beat the young man - who has yet to be identified - to death for allegedly desecrating the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikhs' holy book.
They reportedly beat him until his death, hung the body on the police barricade and then cut off the wrist.
Sonipat police have taken the body to the Civil Hospital. The police have not yet commented on the gruesome incident.
Farmers have been protesting at the Singhu (on the border with Delhi) for over a year now against the Centre's new farm laws; several farmer camps have been set up on the border over the past months.