58-year-old farmer dies after consuming poison at protest site in Haryana

Farmers at the protest site told the police that Pala Ram had seemed dejected for the past few days as the their demands had not been met even after six months of protests.

A 58-year-old farmer died allegedly after consuming poison at a site of protest against the Centre's three farm laws in Jind district in Haryana, police said on Wednesday. The deceased farmer has been identified as Pala Ram, Uchana Police Station SHO Ravinder Singh said over the phone. "He consumed poison late Tuesday night and on Wednesday morning we received information that a farmer has died," he said, adding that no suicide note has been found from the spot.