Baba Ram Singh, a Sikh priest from Haryana, who died by alleged suicide at Singhu border in New Delhi. (PTI)
NEW DELHI: A Sikh preacher supporting the farmers agitation against the Centre s agriculture laws allegedly committed suicide near the Singhu border in Delhi on Wednesday, police said.
A handwritten note in Punjabi, purportedly left behind by the deceased, says he was unable to bear the pain of farmers .
The note is being verified by police.
An official of the Sonipat police said they had received a call that Sant Ram Singh (65), who hailed from Singhra village in Nissing area of Karnal district, allegedly shot himself.
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Congress targets govt over death of Sikh preacher near Singhu border
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Updated: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 0:08 [IST]
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the Modi government should quit its stubbornness and withdraw the laws. Sant Baba Ram Singh Ji of Karnal committed suicide after seeing the plight of farmers on the Kundli border. My condolences and tribute in this hour of grief. Many farmers have sacrificed their lives. The brutality of the Modi government has crossed all limits. Quit stubbornness and immediately withdraw the ant
Unable to bear farmers plight , Sikh cleric shoots himself dead near Singhu border
India
Updated: Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 23:03 [IST]
Chandigarh, Dec 16: A Sikh preacher supporting the farmers agitation against the Centre s agriculture laws allegedly committed suicide near the Singhu border in Delhi on Wednesday, police said. A handwritten note in Punjabi, purportedly left behind by the deceased, says he was unable to bear the pain of farmers .
The note is being verified by police.
An official of the Sonipat police said they had received a call that Sant Ram Singh (65), who hailed from Karnal, allegedly shot himself. The deceased was rushed to a hospital in Panipat where doctors declared him brought dead.
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As the farmers protest against the Centre’s contentious farm laws continued for the 21st day on Wednesday, a Sikh preacher supporting their agitation allegedly died by suicide near the the Kundli border in Delhi.
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