Farmers protest 2.0 on Wednesday witnessed the casualty as a 24-year-old protester succumbed to his injuries after a clash with the Haryana Police on the border. Shubh Karan Singh was taken to the hospital where he died, the hospital sources confirmed. This took place in a major escalation of the protest which has been going on since February 13 with the Punjab farmers announcing a march to Delhi which was stopped and the protesters were not allowed to enter Haryana from Punjab.

Before the confirmation from the hospital about the death of a protester, the Haryana Police on Wednesday afternoon said no farmer has died yet in the clash on the Shambhu border contrary to what has been claimed on various platforms as the farmers protesting against the Centre intensified their defence against the Haryana Police. “This is just a rumour. Two policemen and one protester received injuries on the Data Singh-Khanauri border and are under treatment,” the Haryana Police posted on X.

The situation at both the Khanauri border and Shambhu border turned tense on Wednesday as the farmers decided to break the barriers put up by the Haryana Police after several rounds of talks with the central leaders did not reach any breakthrough. To stop the protesters, the Haryana police hurled tear gas shells at the protesters.