Unable to bear ‘farmers’ plight’, Sikh cleric shoots himself dead

Chandigarh: A Sikh preacher supporting the farmers’ agitation against the Centre’s agriculture laws allegedly committed suicide near the Singhu border in Delhi on Wednesday, police said.
A handwritten note in Punjabi, purportedly left behind by the deceased, says he was unable to bear the “pain of farmers”.
The note is being verified by police.
An official of the Sonipat police said they had received a call that Sant Ram Singh (65), who hailed from Singhra village in Nissing area of Karnal district, allegedly shot himself.
He was rushed to a hospital in Panipat where doctors declared him brought dead.
Police said as per preliminary reports, the cleric shot himself in his car near the protest site. Police are in the process of recording statements of the deceased’s family members.