India's protesting farmers bust 'shootout plot' to disrupt tractor parade on Republic day.

ISLAMABAD -- Indian farmers have busted a conspiracy to disrupt their announced tractor parade on upcoming Republic Day, after they nabbed a masked man tasked to assassinate their four farmer leaders.

The farmers, at the Singhu border protest site, presented a person at a press conference late Friday, who claimed to be a part of two teams assigned to shoot four farmer leaders and cause disruption in the protest on January 26.

The masked man admitted that his team members were asked to pose as policemen and baton-charge on the crowd if things will go out of control during the January 26 tractor parade. He also named police officials involved in the plan.

The man, who was asked to speak at the press conference, said his team was to be presented wearing police uniforms to disrupt the rally. They were also shown a photograph of four people, who were be shot. He also mentioned that the person who gave the directions to carry out the plan was a cop.

The person claimed to have been there at the protest site since January 19...