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Punjab’s young farmer Shubkaran died during the farmers’ protest. On Tuesday, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met the family of the deceased farmer Shubkaran and handed over a check of Rs 1 crore to the family. Shubkaran’s family had come to meet CM Mann at the Chief Minister’s residence. During this, the family was also given a check of Rs 1 crore and an appointment letter for a government job to a family member. Shubkaran died during the farmers’ protest in February this year.
Shubkaran died during a protest demanding a law guaranteeing minimum support price (MSP) for crops on the Punjab-Haryana border. The incident took place on February 21. It is alleged that he died due to bullets fired by the Haryana Police. In this case, Panchkula resident Advocate Uday Pratap Singh had filed a petition in the Punjab Haryana High Court demanding an inquiry.
Judicial committee investigating
The High Court had constituted a committee headed by a retired High Court judge to investigate the death of Shubkaran Singh on March 7. The chairmanship of the 3-member committee was entrusted to former Justice Jayshree Thakur of Punjab-Haryana High Court. Along with her, Haryana ADGP Amitabh Singh Dhillon and Punjab ADGP Pramod Ban were made part of the committee. The committee had to investigate whether Shubkaran’s death occurred in the jurisdiction of Haryana or Punjab, what was the cause of death and which weapon was used. Along with this, whether the force used on the agitators was in accordance with the circumstances or not and the committee also has to take a decision regarding the compensation for Shubkaran’s death.