New Delhi: A body of a man, with hands and legs chopped off, was found hanging on a police barricade at the farmers’ protest site near Singhu border in the early hours of Friday, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Hansraj.
“At about 5 am today, Kundli police station received information about a body of a man hanged near a stage where the farmers have been protesting at the Singhu border,” the DSP told reporters here today. “A police inspector reached the site with a team and found that the man’s body only had his undergarment on and his hands and legs were chopped off. He was hanged to a police barricade. People present there were questioned but nothing was revealed about who is responsible for this. The probe is on,” he added.
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The deceased has been identified as Lakhbir Singh son of Harnam Singh. He was adopted By Harnam Singh when he was 6 months old.
Lakhbir Singh used to work as a labourer and was a resident of the village Cheema Khurd in Tarn Taran, Punjab, they said.
An FIR has been registered in the case, said the DSP.
More details are awaited.
