Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in-charge of Punjab Dushyant Kumar Gautam met party president JP Nadda over the killing of a Dalit farmer at Singhu border.
After the meeting, he said that Nadda expressed grief over the incident.
Earlier on Friday, the body of a man, with hands and legs chopped off, was found hanging on a police barricade at the farmers’ protest site near the Singhu border, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Hansraj. An FIR has been registered in the case, said the DSP.
The man has been identified as Lakhbir Singh, a resident of village Cheema Khurd in Tarn Taran district of Punjab.
The deceased, about 35-36 years old, who used to work as a labourer, has no criminal record or affiliation with any political party, said the police.
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