Karnal, Oct. 16 -- Kurukshetra police on Wednesday booked farm activist Gurnam Singh Charuni for allegedly slapping the district food and civil supplies controller (DFSC) during a protest at the mini secretariat.

Charuni, along with a few aides, was briefly detained at the protest site and later released.

The protest, staged by farmers and activists affiliated with the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Charuni), was aimed at demanding a smooth paddy procurement process. Charuni accused district officials and agencies of promoting corrupt practices and targeting him as a commission agent.

Senior officials, including DFSC Rajesh Kumar and DSP Ram Kumar, visited the site to pacify the protesters, but the situation escalated. Charuni allegedly slapped...