Singhu
Village
Singhu is located in Haryana
Singhu
Singhu
Coordinates: 28°51′09″N 77°07′47″E / 28.85250°N 77.12972°E / 28.85250; 77.12972
Country India
StateDelhi
DistrictNorth West Delhi
Population
 (2011)
  Total4,564
Languages
  LocalHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Singhu is a village in the North West Delhi district of the National Capital Region (India).[1]

It borders the Haryana state, and became popular during the Indian farmers protest of 2020/2021 when the Indian government erected walls to prevent Haryana protestors from reaching Delhi.[2] As of 21 March 2021, according to Haryana Police, there were around 18,000-19,000 committed protestors sitting at Singhu at the Delhi border.[3]

A lynching took place in the area in October 2021, with the body of the victim being hung on a barricade near the protest site.[4]

References

  1. "Land Acquisition Record Singhu Village". Government of Delhi. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. "Iron bars hooked between barriers, cement poured in to create makeshift wall at Singhu border". Tribune India. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. Siwach, Sukhbir (21 March 2021). "Haryana cops: 40,000 'committed supporters' at Delhi farm stir sites". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. "At Singhu protest site, man tied to barricade, arm chopped off and lynched; police probe role of Nihang Sikhs". The Indian Express. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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