Kisan union threaten stir if case against farmer who attempted suicide not withdrawn

  • | Tuesday | 11th December, 2018

Buta Singh was humiliated by the revenue officials and he consumed poison. Rather than acting against the officials, police have booked the victim under pressing sections of the IPC.” Earlier too, three farmers in this region committed suicide owing to their loans. Rudrapur: Members of Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Sabha have threatened to intensify their protest if a police case is not withdrawn against a farmer from Diyodhar village in Sitarganj, who allegedly tried to commit suicide after he felt ‘humiliated’ by the revenue department sleuths’ conduct who barged into his house to recover loan.According to the kin of the farmer, Bhuta Singh took the extreme sep after the officials threatened to arrest him.However, tehsildar Vipin Chandra Pant alleged that it was the farmer who attacked the team, who were merely complying with the orders. Singh, who his currently recuperating in a nearby hospital, had taken a loan of Rs 20 lakh from the Union Bank, he said.On Sunday, a complaint was filed under sections 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.Gursahab Singh, president of the farmers’ union, said, “The administration has been regularly harassing poor farmers of the area.

Rudrapur: Members of Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Sabha have threatened to intensify their protest if a police case is not withdrawn against a farmer from Diyodhar village in Sitarganj, who allegedly tried to commit suicide after he felt ‘humiliated’ by the revenue department sleuths’ conduct who barged into his house to recover loan.According to the kin of the farmer, Bhuta Singh took the extreme sep after the officials threatened to arrest him.However, tehsildar Vipin Chandra Pant alleged that it was the farmer who attacked the team, who were merely complying with the orders. Singh, who his currently recuperating in a nearby hospital, had taken a loan of Rs 20 lakh from the Union Bank, he said.On Sunday, a complaint was filed under sections 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.Gursahab Singh, president of the farmers’ union, said, “The administration has been regularly harassing poor farmers of the area. Earlier too, three farmers in this region committed suicide owing to their loans. Buta Singh was humiliated by the revenue officials and he consumed poison. Rather than acting against the officials, police have booked the victim under pressing sections of the IPC.”

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