Farmers' Protest: Sikh Cleric Dies By Suicide
According to reports, Sant Ram Singh had expressed his concern over the deadlock between the government and the farmers over the three farm laws.
Sant Ram Singh. Photo: PTI
Rights17/Dec/2020
New Delhi: A Sikh preacher supporting the farmers’ agitation against the Centre’s agriculture laws died by suicide near the Singhu border in Delhi on Wednesday. A handwritten note in Punjabi from the deceased was found, which the police are reviewing. It purportedly says that Sant Ram Singh (65) felt the government is not doing justice to the farmers.
The Sonipat police said they had received a call that Singh, who hailed from Singhra village in Nissing area of Karnal district had shot himself. He was rushed to a hospital in Panipat where doctors declared him brought dead.