India, April 7 -- A Delhi court on Tuesday sent the man who breached the security at the Delhi assembly premises to eight days in police custody.

Even as the accused, identified as Sarabjeet Singh, was sent to custody, his links to the 2020-21 farmers' agitation were cited by the police while seeking custody.

The 37-year-old is believed to be a "follower of the Kisan Andolan", the prosecution reportedly noted, referring to the farmers' agitation at Delhi's border that led to PM Narendra Modi taking back three contentious laws concerning the agriculture sector.

He had shared several posts on social media platforms expressing support for the those who lost their lives during the agitation, with some of this content being deleted later, a...