Mansa October 12:
A farmers’ leader was shot dead while two of his colleagues sustained serious injuries when arhtiyas and their goons allegedly opened fire at them in Veero ke Khurd village of Mansa district this afternoon.
The deceased was identified as senior vice-president of the Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta-Dakounda), Pirthi Pal Singh (35) of Chak Ali Sher village.According to reports, farmer Bhola Singh of Veero ke Khurd owed about of Rs 3 lakh to a commission agent (arhtiya), Ram Krishan of Budhladha. Finding that he was not repaying the debt, the commission agent got orders for taking his land measuring 10 kanals into legal possession.
To take possession, when Ram Krishan along with revenue officials reached the spot, activists of the BKU, who were already present there, started lodging a protest and even held a demonstration against the officials. Finding that the union activists were not relenting, the officials and the arhtiya had to leave the place. Immediately after that, the union activists assembled at a common place in the village to rejoice over their so-called victory.
Meanwhile, Ram Krishan along with some other persons, brandishing weapons, reached there. They started firing indiscriminately at the union activists assembled there, villagers alleged. A bullet hit Pirthi Pal Singh, who died on the spot. Tarsem Singh and Lachhman Singh of Chak Ali Sher village sustained bullet injuries. Leaving them lying in a pool of blood, the attackers fled.
Soon after, villagers took the injured persons to the Civil Hospital in Mansa, where doctors declared Pirthi Pal dead. When contacted, SSP, Mansa, Hardial Singh Mann said the police was recording the statements of the bereaved kin and various other eyewitnesses. Acting upon that, a case would be registered against commission agent Ram Krishan and eight others under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC and various sections of the Arms Act.
“We have constituted teams to nab the accused,” the SSP said. Meanwhile, various organisations have condemned the incident and asked the government to award compensation of Rs 10 lakh to kin of the deceased and arrest all accused, failing which a mass protest could take place.
A farmers’ leader was shot dead while two of his colleagues sustained serious injuries when arhtiyas and their goons allegedly opened fire at them in Veero ke Khurd village of Mansa district this afternoon.
The deceased was identified as senior vice-president of the Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta-Dakounda), Pirthi Pal Singh (35) of Chak Ali Sher village.According to reports, farmer Bhola Singh of Veero ke Khurd owed about of Rs 3 lakh to a commission agent (arhtiya), Ram Krishan of Budhladha. Finding that he was not repaying the debt, the commission agent got orders for taking his land measuring 10 kanals into legal possession.
To take possession, when Ram Krishan along with revenue officials reached the spot, activists of the BKU, who were already present there, started lodging a protest and even held a demonstration against the officials. Finding that the union activists were not relenting, the officials and the arhtiya had to leave the place. Immediately after that, the union activists assembled at a common place in the village to rejoice over their so-called victory.
Meanwhile, Ram Krishan along with some other persons, brandishing weapons, reached there. They started firing indiscriminately at the union activists assembled there, villagers alleged. A bullet hit Pirthi Pal Singh, who died on the spot. Tarsem Singh and Lachhman Singh of Chak Ali Sher village sustained bullet injuries. Leaving them lying in a pool of blood, the attackers fled.
Soon after, villagers took the injured persons to the Civil Hospital in Mansa, where doctors declared Pirthi Pal dead. When contacted, SSP, Mansa, Hardial Singh Mann said the police was recording the statements of the bereaved kin and various other eyewitnesses. Acting upon that, a case would be registered against commission agent Ram Krishan and eight others under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC and various sections of the Arms Act.
“We have constituted teams to nab the accused,” the SSP said. Meanwhile, various organisations have condemned the incident and asked the government to award compensation of Rs 10 lakh to kin of the deceased and arrest all accused, failing which a mass protest could take place.
