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Time of India
17-05-2025
- Time of India
Harassed by commission agents, Patiala farmer commits suicide
Patiala: In a tragic incident, 30-year-old Amarinder Singh , a farmer from Achal village in Nabha block of Patiala district, died by suicide after allegedly facing relentless harassment from commission agents. The young farmer shot himself in the head with his licensed revolver at home Wednesday evening and succumbed to his injuries two days later during treatment at a private hospital in Patiala. The family members of the deceased have told the police that following his father's death the commission agents claimed that Rs 17 lakh dues were pending against them and kept harassing the family after getting an undertaking from them. Amarinder's relative, Bhupinder Singh, revealed that Amarinder was the only son in his family. "He was married just a year ago, and his wife, who is expecting their child, was at her parental home when the incident occurred. Now, only his grieving mother remains in the household. The village is in deep shock, with family members and locals demanding strict action against the accused agents." Bhupinder further said Amarinder was under constant pressure from the agents. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Use an AI Writing Tool That Actually Understands Your Voice Grammarly Install Now Undo Based on the statement of Amarinder's mother, Nabha Sadar police registered a case against the accused under charges of abetment to suicide. SHO Gurpreet Samrao confirmed that a manhunt was launched to arrest the accused. Farmer union leader Harmel Singh described Amarinder as a gentleman who was pushed to the brink by the agents. The incident sparked anger among local farmers, who are demanding stringent punishment for the accused. Activists have highlighted the need for systemic reforms to protect farmers from such exploitation. Patiala: In a tragic incident, 30-year-old Amarinder Singh, a farmer from Achal village in Nabha block of Patiala district, died by suicide after allegedly facing relentless harassment from commission agents. The young farmer shot himself in the head with his licensed revolver at home Wednesday evening and succumbed to his injuries two days later during treatment at a private hospital in Patiala. The family members of the deceased have told the police that following his father's death the commission agents claimed that Rs 17 lakh dues were pending against them and kept harassing the family after getting an undertaking from them. Amarinder's relative, Bhupinder Singh, revealed that Amarinder was the only son in his family. "He was married just a year ago, and his wife, who is expecting their child, was at her parental home when the incident occurred. Now, only his grieving mother remains in the household. The village is in deep shock, with family members and locals demanding strict action against the accused agents." Bhupinder further said Amarinder was under constant pressure from the agents. Based on the statement of Amarinder's mother, Nabha Sadar police registered a case against the accused under charges of abetment to suicide. SHO Gurpreet Samrao confirmed that a manhunt was launched to arrest the accused. Farmer union leader Harmel Singh described Amarinder as a gentleman who was pushed to the brink by the agents. The incident sparked anger among local farmers, who are demanding stringent punishment for the accused. Activists have highlighted the need for systemic reforms to protect farmers from such exploitation.
Indian Express
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
‘Action was overdue': Captain Amarinder Singh hails strike on terror camps under Operation Sindoor
Senior BJP leader and former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh Wednesday hailed the Indian defence forces' precision strikes on terror camps inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed. Reacting to the strikes, Amarinder said, 'The action was overdue as Pakistan had not been desisting from exporting terror into our country.' A former Army officer himself, Amarinder congratulated the Indian defence forces 'for exercising utmost restraint by specifically targeting the terror camps' and 'not targeting civilian or military installations.' 'India does not want any escalation. The country had made it categorically clear that it will not let those responsible for the Pahalgam terror attack go unpunished. They have been punished as admitted by the Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist who, though he escaped himself, lost several members of his family,' Amarinder said. 'Our target was the terrorist training camps, and we have hit them hard and that is it,' he stated. Warning Pakistan against trying to escalate the conflict 'lest it lead to its own doom', he condemned its attack which resulted in the death of several people in the border town of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. At least 10 civilians were killed and 40 were injured, mostly in Jammu's Poonch sector, as Pakistani troops resorted to heavy shelling across the Line of Control in response to Operation Sindoor, official sources said earlier. After the shelling, many families in Poonch started fleeing toward Jammu, seeking safety. Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann took to X and said that the country is united in the fight against terrorism, 'We are proud of our Indian Army and our brave soldiers. 140 crore countrymen are standing with the Indian Army. The people of Punjab stand with the country's army for the courage and enthusiasm of the soldiers.' Operation Sindoor was executed two weeks after the terror attack in Baisaran meadow in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22.
