According to Italian media, Satnam Singh’s employer, Antonello Lovato, loaded him and his wife into a van and dumped them by the side of the road near their home at the time he was pleading for medical help.
Satyendra Kumar had sown chilly on his 3-bigha land and had taken another 20 bigha on rent. His crop was destroyed due to rains.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha that has spearheaded the agitation has claimed that about 700 farmers have lost their lives during the agitation since last year.
The deceased farmer, identified as Baghel Ram, 55, was a resident of Khela village in Punjab and was a member of Kirti Kisan Union (KKU).
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader from Uttar Pradesh Sachin Chaudhary, who has been protesting against the three farm laws at Ghazipur border, said, "Sacrifice of Galtan Singh will not go in vain."
The farmer stepped out for a brief talk with the men when they took out guns and pumped 5 to 6 bullets into his body. The gunmen fled the spot.
A 55-year-old farmer was killed by a tiger in the Dudhwa National Park, forest officials said on Thursday. The half-eaten body of the farmer, identified as Matru, was recovered from the field on Thursday, Dudhwa buffer zone Deputy Director Dr Anil Kumar Patel said.
Commenting on the incident, the police said the victim has been identified as Ghanshyam Gujjar (25), a resident of Rupakhedi village under Raipur police station of Jhalawar district.
Yellaiah's family alleged that he had been going to the PACS for urea for the last three days. The farmer, who was standing in the long queue since Thursday morning along with his wife, collapsed while waiting for his turn. He was shifted to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.
The farmer's family members said he was debt-ridden and that might have led him to take the extreme step, they said.
The money will be paid to the family in death case of any peasants aged between 18-60 years under 'Krishi Krishak Bandhu' scheme, which will come into effect on January 1.
A 48-year-old employee of the Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Department allegedly committed suicide by lying down in front of a moving train here apparently due to harassment by his boss, police said on Wednesday.
A farmer named Anantkumar Khanke narrating his ordeal, spoke about his struggle to survive on KBC.
The death of an 84-year-old farmer protesting against inadequate compensation for a plot of land acquired by the government today triggered a political slugfest between the ruling BJP and the Opposition.
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