Farmer commits suicide near Tikri border; large number of villagers and farmer activists attend cremation

Deepender Deswal
Tribune News Service
Hisar, February 7

A farmer, Karamvir Singh, 52, resident of Singhwaal village in Jind district reportedly committed suicide on Sunday by hanging from a tree in a park near Tikri border in Bahadurgarh where the farmers are sitting on a dharna in support of their demands.

The body of the farmer was brought to his native village.

Large number of villagers and farmer activists attended the cremation.

The slogans of ‘Kisan Ekta Zindabad’ reverberated during the last journey of the deceased farmer.

The farmer was survived by his wife, three daughters, one of them is married.

The Bahadurgarh police found a man hanging from a tree near Tikri border. The victim was staying put at dharna site with the protesters for the last many days. The police also got handwritten suicide note from victim’s pocket. The police booked a case under section 174 of the CrPC.

The handwritten suicide note was addressed to the farmers. It has mentioned ‘Bharatiya Kisan Union Zindabad’.

The letter written in Hindi stated that “Modi government is giving us dates after dates. We cannot predict when these laws will be cancelled. We will not go back until these laws are taken back.”