18-year-old farmer dies
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18-year-old farmer dies
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An 18-year-old farmer from Patiala died at the Kundli protest site near the Singhu border today morning. The deceased was identified as Navjot Singh of Kheri Jatta village in Patiala district.The police said it seemed that the youth died of heart stroke, but the exact cause of the death would be ascertained in the postmortem report.Navjot had joined the protest on February 22. After having dinner yesterday, he went to sleep in his tent. He did not wake up in the morning. His friends immediately called a doctor, who declared Navjot dead. Balkar Singh, sarpanch of Kheri Jatta village, said Navjot was the only son of his parents. His father owns three acres.In all, 23 farmers have died at Kundli protest site during the ongoing protest. — TNS
Publisher
The Tribune
Date
2021-02-27
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