The farmer who set himself on fire on Friday in the SDM office in Mawana, Meerut, died on Saturday. The farmer’s body was 70 percent burnt, after which he was referred to Meerut. He died during treatment there. Manager of Nutima Hospital, Dr. Sandeep Garg said that Jagbir has died. The body has been sent for post-mortem. On the other hand, there is huge anger among the villagers due to the death of the farmer. A large number of police forces have been deployed in Alipur Morna village of Hastinapur. The post-mortem of the farmer was conducted on Saturday evening. During this, Prince, the elder son of the deceased farmer Jagbir, met District Magistrate Deepak Meena and demanded appropriate action against the culprits. On this occasion, the District Magistrate assured all possible help and said that the matter is being investigated impartially. For which ADM Administration Amit Kumar and SP Dehat Kamlesh Bahadur have been appointed for investigation. The body of deceased farmer Jagbir reached the village at around 10.00 pm with heavy police force. Which was kept in Kisan Junior High School outside the village. The villagers and family members refused to perform the rites at night, insisting that the rites should be performed as per Hindu customs. On behalf of the victim’s family, it has been said that the last rites will be performed on Sunday morning.
Angry son climbed the tower after his father did not get justice
On the other hand, on Saturday, farmers called a Panchayat regarding this whole issue. In which the Forest Department protested against taking over the farmers’ land by claiming it as their own. Minister of State Dinesh Khatik and administrative officials also reached this Panchayat. Where Minister Dinesh Khatik started giving a compensation check of Rs 2 lakh to the family of the victim farmer Jagveer. When farmer Jagveer’s younger son Akash came to know about getting Rs 2 lakh, he stood up against it. In his village Alipur Morna, Akash climbed the tower against the minister’s Rs 2 lakh. The crowd gathered at the spot brought him down from the tower with great difficulty. Son Akash says that the forest department plowed and destroyed our ready crop standing in the field. Our 80 years old ancestral land has been taken over by the Forest Department. The minister is pricing it at Rs 2 lakh.
On hearing the news of Jagbir’s death, anger has spread among the family members. The family members are adamant on going to Mawana and protesting, while some villagers are trying to convince the victim’s family. But the family is not agreeing. The family members say that they will not perform his last rites until action is taken against the guilty officials. SP MLA Atul Pradhan and BJP leader Akash Gurjar continuously talked to the administrative officials regarding some demands on behalf of the victim’s family. However, no demand has been accepted by the administration yet. SDM Akhilesh Yadav and police station in-charge Vijay Bahadur had reached the village, where they tried to convince the villagers. SDM Akhilesh Yadav had assured the villagers of all possible help. Also said that a complete investigation will be conducted impartially in this matter. But now due to the death of the farmer, the officials have become helpless. The deceased’s son Akash has lodged a complaint at the police station against several officers in the murder case.
The team had arrived to vacate the land illegally occupied by the villagers.
Let us tell you that about three hectares of the forest department’s land in Krishna Forest Block near Alipur Morna village of Hastinapur police station area was illegally occupied by the villagers for the last several years, on which the forest department took action and took the land into its possession. took. On Thursday, on the instructions of DFO Rajesh Kumar, a team of dozens of officers including forest department surveyor Vijendra Singh, ranger Ravikant and local accountant Sachin Tomar, Rohit Sharma, revenue inspector Agrasen, deputy ranger Manoj Kumar had reached the spot. He freed the government land from encroachment by driving a forest department tractor on it. District Magistrate Deepak Meena has instituted an investigation into the suicide attempt by farmer Jagbir. ADM Administration Amit Kumar and SP Dehat Kamlesh Bahadur will investigate. The District Magistrate has asked for a report within 48 hours. The District Magistrate said that if anyone is found guilty then strict action will be taken. He said that there was a complaint of encroachment on the Forest Department land, due to which the encroachment was removed. Farmer Jagveer had arrived with an application for re-measurement of the land, but committed suicide before investigation and action could be taken. If anyone’s negligence is found in the investigation, strict action will be taken.
Regional Forest Officer Ravikant Chaudhary said that this land was under illegal occupation for the last several years. Under the campaign, it was freed from encroachment by running tractors and the forest department has taken this land under its control. Wherever there is illegal encroachment and encroachment on forest department land, they are being freed. He told that this campaign will continue continuously. About five hundred hectares of land on the banks of Ganga in Khadar area has been freed from encroachment and identified. Saplings will be planted on this land by the Forest Department. Preparations are going on for this.