Punjab and Haryana High Court Responds to Petitions, Initiates Inquiry into Fatal Incident at Khanauri Border
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed a judicial investigation into the death of farmer Shubhkaran Singh, who died last month amid clashes between farmers and Haryana security forces at Khanauri border.
A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice G S Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji heard several petitions related to the ongoing farmers’ agitation.
Advocate Uday Partap Singh, also a petitioner in the case, confirmed that the court has directed a judicial probe into Shubhkaran Singh’s death.
According to Singh, the investigation will be carried out by a retired High Court judge and two officers holding the rank of ADGP from Punjab and Haryana.
Shubhkaran Singh, a 21-year-old from Bathinda, was fatally injured, and 12 police personnel were wounded during clashes at Khanauri border on the Punjab-Haryana border on February 21. The altercation occurred as some protesting farmers attempted to breach barricades.
The Punjab government has initiated legal proceedings by filing a murder case under a zero FIR regarding the incident. The ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, led by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, aims to exert pressure on the government to meet their demands, including a legal guarantee for minimum support price for crops and a waiver of farm loans.
After security forces halted their “Delhi Chalo” march, protesting farmers have positioned themselves at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points along the Punjab and Haryana border.The march, which began on February 13, was disrupted by clashes at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points on the Haryana-Punjab border.
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