MP Home Minister admits police killed farmers

Bhopal, June 8: Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhupendra Singh on Thursday admitted that the police did fire at farmers on Tuesday killing five of them.

Singh told the media that both the Mandsaur District Magistrate and the Indore Superintendent of Police had been transferred.

"I admit that the farmers died due to police firing," said Singh, who had on Tuesday denied that the police opened fire.