A 22-year-old Punjab farmer, who returned from a protest site near Delhi border, has allegedly committed suicide after consuming some poisonous substance.
Identified as Gurlabh Singh of Dayalpura Mirza village in Bathinda district, he had been a part of the protest near the Delhi border and had returned home on Friday.
The police said that he consumed some poisonous substance on Saturday at his home, and was taken to the nearest hospital where he was declared “brought dead”.
The reason behind the suicide was yet to be ascertained, the police added.