The man was presented in front of the media on Friday night by farmers.
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Cops counter claim, say he was beaten up over harassment allegations
Say he has no criminal history, not under arrest
New Delhi:
The man presented by protesting farmers near Delhi at a news conference late Friday had lied about plotting to disrupt their agitation and assassinate four leaders on Republic Day, the police said on Saturday.
The Haryana police have been questioning the man after agitating farmer leaders alleged that he was involved in a conspiracy to kill four of them and disrupt their planned tractor parade in Delhi on January 26.