Kisan Andolan 2.0. | Haryana cop passes away while on duty at Shambhu Border

Kisan Andolan 2.0. | A 52-year-old Haryana Sub-Inspector Hiralal who was posted at Shambhu border following the farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march, passed away this morning. 

As per the sources, the health of Sub-Inspector Hiralal deteriorated while on duty on Friday. He was immediately taken to Ambala Civil Hospital but despite all the efforts of the doctors, he could not be saved.

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Expressing grief over the demise of Sub-Inspector Hiralal, Haryana Director General of Police Shatrujit Kapoor said, "Sub-Inspector Hiralal always performed his duties with full dedication and his death was a big loss to the police force."

The protesting farmers who have been camping at the border points since the start of the March on Tuesday entered Day 5 today and farmers are attempting to enter the national capital. 

Meanwhile, hundreds of farmers and some journalists have been injured as the protestors clashed with the police many a time trying to break the multi-layer barricades. 

A third round of talks with the central government ended in a stalemate on Thursday, amid the standoff between the protestors and security personnel on the Punjab-Haryana border.

Meanwhile, third round of discussions between protesting farmers in Punjab and three central ministers, which continued till late Thursday, "concluded positively."

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The SKM announced that its Punjab unit will convene a meeting in Jalandhar on Sunday, to be succeeded by gatherings of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) and the general body in Delhi.