India, Dec. 8 -- The Noida police on Sunday dismissed media reports claiming that the arrested farmers were conducting a "hunger strike" inside the Luksar jail in Kasna, as it sought to clarify that the farmers are taking food on time in the jail and normal situation prevails inside.

Rajiv Kumar Singh, jailer, Luksar jail, in a statement said, "There are multiple reports going on in social and print media that imprisoned farmers are carrying out a strike inside the jail. The reports are completely baseless. There are 136 farmers inside the jail. They all are given breakfast, lunch, and dinner on time. The situation inside the jail is normal."

Police also stated that the farmers, arrested from Zero-Point, and Parichowk in Greater Noida o...