A 45-year-old farmer from Punjab, participating in ongoing agitation against Centre’s farm laws at Singhu border, allegedly hanged himself to death from a tree near Delhi-Haryana border on Wednesday.
Identified as Gurpreet Singh, the victim was a resident of Fatehgarh Sahib district, police said.Farmer leader Balwant Singh said they got to know about incident around 7 am.
“We got to know about incident around 7 am. He was at protest site here at Singhu border for last three to four months. The body has been handed over to police for autopsy,” he said.
Notably, hundreds of farmers is camping at Delhi borders since November 2020, demanding repeal of the three laws — Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; Farmers’ (Empowermentand Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.