NEW DELHI, 10 March, 2021 (TON): The Red Fort violence advances as the Delhi Police have arrested two more people in connection to the 26 January violence that included a Birmingham-based Dutch national who is of Indian-origin.

On Tuesday night the two men were detained by the police. So far, a total of 14 people have been arrested in connection to the Red Fort violence.

The Dutch national has been identified as Maninderjit Singh (23), and the second arrested person is Delhi resident Khempreet (21) who held a policeman with a spear inside the Red Fort premises reportedly.

"The accused Maninderjit Singh was involved in the Red Fort violence case. There are video footages on record, which shows the presence of the accused alongside the unlawfully assembled unruly riotous mob carrying a 'bhaala' (spear) during the farmers' agitation on January 26," Monika Bhardwaj, DCP Crime, said.

As per the police records, the first arrestee Singh was trying to escape the country and had forged documents, he also posed himself as Jarmanjit Singh Khabbe Rajputan from Gurdaspur, Punjab

Maninderjit Singh was previously involved in a riots case registered with the Rangar Nangal police station in Gurdaspur and also has a case of cheating at Indira Gandhi International Airport Police Station in New Delhi.

"He holds a Netherlands passport. Presently, the accused along with his family is settled in Birmingham, and is employed as a construction labourer. In December 2019, the accused visited India and due to the 2020 lockdown, he could not return to the UK," the officer added.

Meanwhile, the second accused Khempreet was also actively involved in the Red Fort violence, and was seen along with other associates carrying big spears and assaulting police personnel on duty inside the Fort, according to police.