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Farmer who died at ITO protest had returned from Australia

Farmer who died at ITO protest had returned from Australia
Written by Sneha Das
(Sourced from PTI)
Edited by Anamica Singh
Jan 27, 2021, 06:08 pm 3 min read
Farmer who died at ITO protest had returned from Australia

Protesting farmer, Navreet Singh had returned from Australia to his hometown in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur to celebrate his recent wedding. And there was a gathering indeed at his home at Dibdiba village in Bilaspur on Wednesday. But no celebration. The 27-year-old farmer's family and friends were mourning his death a day earlier.

Death
Navreet got crushed underneath the tractor while breaking police barricade

"The farmer got crushed underneath the tractor he was driving after it toppled on the road when he tried to break through a police barricade at central Delhi's ITO during a farmers' tractor parade," police has said. "The body reached Rampur on Tuesday night and a post-mortem was conducted," a police official said.

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'Navreet went to Australia for higher education and got married'

Navreet's grieving family members, who described him as a shaheed (martyr), said he had gone to Australia for higher education and got married there recently. He came home to celebrate his wedding, they said.

Wedding
Navreet came back from Australia to throw a wedding party

"Navreet had come to his native place from Australia to throw a wedding party after he tied the knot abroad some time back," his family members said. Persuaded by his uncles, Singh visited Delhi on Republic Day to participate in the farmers' protests against the Centre's agriculture laws and drove a blue tractor at high speed, according to footage circulating on social media.

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'We came to participate but never knew it would happen'

As the tractor rammed into the yellow police barricade, it flipped and Navreet came under the toppled vehicle leading to his death, the Delhi Police had said. "We came together to participate in the parade but never knew it would happen," a neighbor said.

Security
Security has been beefed up in Rampur district

Security has been beefed up in Rampur district with senior police officials getting on ground to review law and order. "ADG Bareilly Zone Avinash Chandra along with Rampur SP Shogun Gautam visited Bilaspur area of the district to review the law and order situation. Necessary instructions were given to personnel on the ground," the police official added.

Protest
Farmers were not allowing police to send body for post-mortem

After the Tuesday incident, protesting farmers draped his body in Tricolor and kept it at the ITO crossing, not allowing the police to send it for post-mortem. They insisted on taking back the body to the village and lashed out at mediapersons covering the incident. A senior Delhi Police officer said, "Some farmers were driving tractors rashly in an attempt to hit security personnel."

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Farmers alleged that Navreet died after being shot by police

"We saw the tractor hitting the barricades. Our personnel went to rescue him, but a group of agitating farmers stopped them," the officer said. The farmers, however, denied the police version and claimed that Navreet died after being shot by the police.

Investigation
Tractor was part of a group from the Ghazipur border

"The death needs to be investigated thoroughly because an eyewitness said that a tear gas shell fired by a policeman hit Navreet's head and he lost control over the vehicle," the neighbor quoted above said. "The tractor was part of a group from the Ghazipur border that had taken a detour from the agreed upon route," a senior Delhi Police officer said.

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Sneha Das is a lifestyle writer at NewsBytes. She had started her career with NewsBytes and her work has focused on national and lifestyle news. She has previously worked as an intern with The Sakal Times, The Logical Indian, and 91.9 Friends FM. She has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Calcutta.
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Anamica Singh is a lifestyle editor at NewsBytes. Having started as a sports journalist, she has covered entertainment, national and international news over her 14-year-long career. She is experienced in news writing, video production, anchoring, and voiceovers. Her past stints include her time at Mobile ESPN, IANS, and MSN. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Delhi and a postgraduate diploma in journalism from YMCA, Delhi.
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