Rs 1 crore, govt job to family member: Punjab CM announces compensation for farmer killed in police firing

Chandigarh, 23/2:Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday announced a compensation of Rs 1 crore and a government job for the sister of farmer Shubhkaran Singh who was killed at the Khanauri border point.

Singh (21), a native of Bathinda, was killed amid alleged ‘police firing’ and 12 police personnel injured in clashes at Khanauri border point on the Punjab-Haryana border on Wednesday. The incident took place when some protesting farmers were trying to head towards barricades.