Farmer cremated after cops agree to register murder case

The mortal remains of farmer Shubhkaran Singh (21), who died during the clashes between the protesting farmers and the Haryana security personnel, were consigned to flames at his native place in Punjab's Bathinda district. Singh's body was cremated after the Punjab police accepted the protesting farmers' demand to lodge an FIR, against unidentified persons in his death.

The post mortem of Shubhkaran took place on Wednesday night after the Punjab police registered a case of murder at the Patran police station in Patiala. Shubhkaran (21) was killed and 12 police personnel injured in clashes at the Khanauri border point on the Punjab-Haryana border on February 21. The incident took place when some protesting farmers were trying to head towards the barricades.

He was participating in the 'Delhi Chalo' march spearheaded by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) to press the government to accept their demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price for crops and a farm loan waiver.


The farmers paid tribute by laying flags of farmer outfits on his body. Later, his body was taken to his village Balloh in Bathinda for the last rites.

Meanwhile, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said the agitation over their various demands continues.

"The agitation is continuing at Shambhu and Khanauri border points," Pandher told reporters.

He said a tribute would be held by both the forums of SKM (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha at Balloh village in Bathinda on March 3 and asked people to attend it in large numbers.