Man booked for burning stubble in Sangrur
SANGRUR: Police booked a farmer for burning paddy stubble in Sangrur district on Saturday.
Tejwant Singh, a resident of Dhadogal village near Dhuri, has been booked under Section 188 (defying the order promulgated by a public servant) of the Indian Penal Code at Amargarh police station.
Police said Singh has violated orders of the deputy commissioner by burning stubble in his fields.
“Acting on a tip off, police raided Tejwant Singh’s farms. He was caught burning paddy residue. We found that he had burnt stubbles in around 5 bigha. We have registered a case but no arrest has been made yet,” said investigation officer Jagdev Singh.
On October 15, police had booked six farmers for burning paddy stubble and violating orders of the district administration in Bakhora Kalan village near Moonak.