On Friday, the Haryana Police released a series of video clips that purported to show several farmers pelting them with stones and attempting to provoke security personnel at the Shambhu border.
In a post on X, the police asserted that “ruckus” cannot be allowed under the guise of the farmers’ movement.
They claimed 25 security personnel — 18 from the Haryana Police and seven paramilitary force jawans — were injured in clashes with the farmers.
Farmer leaders spearheading the “Delhi Chalo” call claimed that the Haryana security personnel used “force” against the protesters by hurling tear gas shells and firing rubber bullets at them, leaving many injured.
A 63-year-old farmer, who was among the protesters at the Shambhu border, died of a heart attack on Friday.
Gian Singh, from Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, complained of chest pain in the morning and was taken to the Civil Hospital in Punjab’s Rajpura.
From there, he was rushed to Rajindra Hospital in Patiala where doctors declared him dead.
The protesting farmers paid tribute to Singh.
A 52-year-old police sub-inspector posted at the Shambhu border also died, an official said on Friday.
Hira Lal, who was attached to the Haryana Railway Police, was deployed at the Shambhu border for the farmers’ protest, a police spokesperson said.
He experienced a sudden decline in his health while on duty, he added.
Sarwan Singh Pandher, a farm leader, on Friday accused the Centre of trying to “suppress” the voices of the protesters, claiming social media accounts of farmers and Youtubers have been suspended.
