45-year-old farmer died by suicide at Delhi protest site: police

A 45-year-old farmer from Punjab, who was a part of the protest against the Centre's farm laws, allegedly hanged himself from a tree near the Singhu border, police said on Wednesday.

Identified as Gurpreet Singh, the victim was a resident of Fatehgarh Sahib district, they said.

A spokesman of Kundli police said the victim had been staying alone in a tractor-trolley near Sushant City for the past 15 days

The body has been sent to a local hospital in Sonipat for a post-mortem examination, an official of the Kundli police station said.

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Hundreds of farmers have been camping at Delhi borders since November 2020 with the demand that the government repeal three controversial farm laws. 

This is not the first instance of a farmer allegedly dying by suicide at the protest sides at Delhi borders since the agitation began.