Bathinda: Back from stir, man kills self over debt
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Bathinda: Back from stir, man kills self over debt
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BATHINDA: On a day tributes were paid to those who died during the ongoing farmers’ protests against the three central agriculture laws, 23-year-old Gurlabh Singh, from Dyalpur Mirjha village in Bathinda district, committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance. He had returned from the farmers’ protest at the Delhi border on Friday. His family owes nearly Rs 6 lakh to bank and money lender. His maternal uncle Harnek Singh said, “Gurlabh was not happy with the way government was responding to the farmers’ struggle. He kept saying we may not be able to repay the debt and consumed a poisonous substance.” According to police, Gurlabh took the poison on Saturday and was taken to a private hospital at Bathinda where he breathed his last the next day. The reason behind the suicide is yet to be ascertained, the police said. BKU Krantikari’s Bhagta block president, Baljinder Singh said Gurlabh was another victim of farmers’ protest and demanded compensation for the bereaved family. “As many farmers have died during the struggle, the government must sense the gravity of the situation and repeal the laws at the earliest,” he said.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2020-12-21
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Amritsar