A farmer has died at Haryana’s Khanauri border, the place protesting farmers clashed with the police this night. Farmers’ group AIKS (All-India Kisan Sabha) alleged he died through the police motion, which the Haryana police have denied. The farmers have additionally suspended their protest march to Delhi for 2 days, although the sit-in protest will proceed.

A health care provider at a Patiala hospital the place Shubh Karan Singh was taken, mentioned he had sustained a bullet wound. A autopsy is awaited.

“Three patients have come to us from Khanauri. One of them was dead on arrival, the other two are stable and seem to have sustained bullet injuries… but it can’t be confirmed,” mentioned Dr Rekhi, the Senior Medical Officer of Patiala’s Rajendra Hospital.

“The person who was dead on arrival had a bullet injury on his head, but more details such as size of the bullet can only be confirmed after postmortem,” he added.

The Haryana Police had fired tear fuel shells on the advancing farmers to thwart their makes an attempt to breach the barricades on the border, the farmers mentioned. The march was persevering with after the farmer leaders rejected a proposal made by the federal government yesterday. It was the fourth spherical of talks to interrupt the impasse.

The Haryana Police have denied any loss of life. A submit from the police deal with on X, previously Twitter, learn, “According to the information received so far, no farmer has died today… This is just a rumour. There is information about two policemen and one protestor being injured at Data Singh-Khanori border who is undergoing treatment.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann confirmed the death. Describing how he was acting as the interlocuter, he said, “As quickly as I got here to know and noticed the video, I obtained goosebumps, I felt very unhappy,” he told reporters.

After the death, two farmer groups issued angry statements, blaming the state police and the Central government.  

Shubh Karan Singh’s death “is a direct results of police motion,” read a statement from the AIKS. “This killing exposes the brutality of the Modi regime even whereas claiming to be ‘farmer-friendly’. The BJP authorities in Haryana led by Manohar Lal Khattar is treating protesting farmers—who’re marching in direction of Delhi— like enemy troopers and is finishing up war-like operations,” the statement added.

“The Prime Minister and the Executive that did not implement the settlement with SKM signed on ninth December 2021 are solely answerable for the current disaster and the causality,” read a statement from Samyukt Kisan Morcha or SKM.    

Shubh Karan Singh, 23, was a resident of Bathinda. He was the son of Charanjit Singh, residents of village Valo in Bathinda district, said farmer leader Kaka Singh Kotra. His body has been kept at the Rajendra Hospital.

The young farmer, Mr Mann said, was the owner of 2 acres. His mother died early and he was raised by his grandmother. He had two sisters. “Why did he have to go there? He needed to go to Delhi, why did he have to remain at Khanauri or Shambhu,” Bhagwant Mann mentioned.