Police here have booked Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) leader Harwinder Singh Harpalpur for culpable homicide not amounting to murder in connection with the death of a farmer during a protest against a BJP candidate on May 4.
Sixty-year-old Surinder Pal Singh died after he fell on the ground during the protest against Patiala Lok Sabha seat candidate Preneet Kaur.
According to a complaint lodged by Surinder Pal's nephew Resham Singh, Pal was among a group of farmers who were trying to confront Ms. Kaur to question her during their protest.