Police bow to pressure, register case

The Patti Sadar police today registered a case against the husband and wife who abetted the suicide of Satnam Singh, a 40-year-old farmer from Ghariala village, five days ago. The police action comes amid mounting public pressure, with farmers of the area, led by the Kirti Kisan Union (KKU), continuously protesting day and night in front of the police station for the past three days.

Addressing the farmers protesting in front of the police station today, district president of the Kirti Kisan Union, Nachhattar Singh Mughalchak, informed that a case has been registered against Ghariala resident Sukhchain Singh and his wife Salwinder Kaur under Section 3(5) and 108 (abetting to suicide) of the BNS.

The family cremated the body today after a post-mortem of the body was conducted. The farmers' organisation lifted their dharna too.