Dehradun, Jan. 12 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday assured of "strict action" if anyone is found guilty in the ongoing Kashipur farmer suicide probe.

Speaking to the media today, CM Dhami said that the suicide of a farmer in Kashipur is a deeply tragic incident, and orders have already been issued for an investigation into the matter.

Earlier on Sunday, CM Dhami had ordered a magisterial inquiry into the suicide of Sukhwant Singh, a farmer from Kashipur, who shot himself in a Haldwani hotel room.

Singh had alleged harassment and extortion by Udham Singh Nagar police in a Facebook Live video before his death, citing a Rs.4 crore land fraud case and pressure from police and property dealers. Dhami has directed ...