Punjab protester assaulted at Tikri, dies

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Punjab protester assaulted at Tikri, dies

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Gurpreet Singh (26), a farmer from Barnala district, who was injured in a scuffle with someone at the Tikri border, died on Friday. A case of murder has been registered against Gurpreet’s fellow villager Satta Singh.Gurpreet had come to Tikri three days ago. Jai Bhagwan, investigation officer, said Satta, according to a complaint, thrashed Gurpreet badly on Thursday evening. Next day, Gurpreet’s relatives took him to the Civil Hospital in Bahadurgarh town where he was declared brought dead. The assailant would be arrested soon, he added.It is the second such incident at the Tikri border. On March 25, 61-year-old Hakum Singh of Patti Fuddu village in Bathinda was found murdered with his throat slit near the new bus stand in Bahadurgarh. — TNS

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The Tribune

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2021-04-04

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Jhajjar