2 Muktsar farmers die in road mishap in Hisar while returning from Tikri border

Tribune News Service

Muktsar, December 11

A pall of gloom descended on Assa Buttar village in Gidderbaha Assembly segment here on Saturday as two young farmers lost their lives in a road mishap in Hisar district in Haryana while returning from the farmers’ protest at Tikri border.

Besides, a youth from the same village suffered injuries in the mishap.

Iqbal Singh, a resident of Assa Buttar village, said, “The deceased Sukhdev Singh (40) and Ajaypreet Singh (32) along with many others had gone to the Tikri border on Thursday. Sukhdev was married and has a son, while Ajaypreet was a bachelor. The injured has been identified as Raghbir Singh. Our village residents have reached there to bring the bodies.”

He said that the deceased were coming in two trailers attached to a tractor, when a canter hit a trailer from behind in Hisar district around 5 am on Saturday. “They had started the return journey on Friday night. The villagers had planned celebrations but there is only gloom now,” said Iqbal.

2 Muktsar farmers die in road mishap in Hisar while returning from Tikri border
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