73-year-old farmer dies of snake bite at Sangrur protest site

Gurcharan Singh, a resident of Bakhora Kalan village, was sleeping on the roadside when the snake bit him

A 73-year-old farmer protesting outside Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s residence in Sangrur died of snake bite early on Monday. He was sleeping on the roadside when the snake bit him.

A 73-year-old farmer protesting outside Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s residence in Sangrur died of snake bite early on Monday. (Image for representational purpose)

He has been identified as Gurcharan Singh, a resident of Bakhora Kalan village. After his death, farmers demanded ₹10 lakh compensation and a government job for one of his family members.

This is the first death of a farmer at the ongoing protest site in Sangrur.