Archive · 25 Sep 2025
Farmer Killed in Pilibhit by Tractor During Mining Protest
In Pilibhit, India, a farmer named Indrajit Singh was killed when he tried to stop people from taking soil from his land.
He and other villagers confronted a group using tractors to dig.
The driver of a tractor then allegedly ran over Singh.
The police have arrested suspects and are investigating the incident as a murder.
The conflict appears to have started due to a disagreement over the removal of soil.
Locals protested after the incident, and officials are looking into the details of what happened.
A farmer was killed by a tractor in Pilibhit, UP.
The incident occurred during a protest against illegal mining.
The victim, Indrajit Singh, was 60 years old.
Police have arrested suspects and registered a murder case.
The incident happened in Ashoknagar village near the Nepal border.
- Who
- Indrajit Singh, a farmer, and mining operatives.
- What
- A farmer was killed by a tractor while protesting illegal mining.
- When
- Wednesday night.
- Where
- Ashoknagar village, Pilibhit district, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Dispute over the excavation of soil.
- Victim
- Indrajit Singh, 60
- Location
- Ashoknagar village, Pilibhit district, UP
- Incident
- Farmer killed by tractor during protest
- Suspects
- Alam Ali, his brothers, and others
- Charges
- Murder and other serious charges