63-year-old farmer dies of heart attack at Shambhu border

Chandigarh, February 16

A 63-year-old farmer from Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, who was protesting at the Shambhu border near Haryana’s Ambala, died on Friday morning.

Gian Singh is said to have died of heart attack.

He complained of chest pain in the morning and was taken to the Civil Hospital in Punjab’s Rajpura. From there, he was rushed to Rajindra Hospital in Patiala, where doctors declared him brought dead, they said.

He is the first farmer who died in this year’s farmer protest.

Protest demonstrations by hundreds of farmers, who are marching from Haryana and Punjab, are going on at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders ever since.

Farmers began the march on Tuesday.

A third round of talks between protesting farmers and the government on Thursday remained inconclusive. The next round of talks would be held on Sunday.