Jhajjar/Sonepat, February 23
Two more farmers from Punjab died during the protest at the Tikri and Singhu borders in the past 24 hours.
The deceased have been identified as Nirbhay Singh (57) of Moga’s Dholia Khurd village and Mangal Singh (40) of Tarn Taran district. Nirbhay had been camping at Tikri, while Mangal was at Singhu.
The cause of death is yet to be ascertained.
Mangal suffered chest pain after having dinner on Monday. He was rushed to hospital, where he died after some time. Mangal was discharging duty in langar ‘sewa’ at the Singhu border.
Ravi, in-charge, Kundli police station, said Mangal’s body was handed over to his family after the postmortem examination. — TNS
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