The Haryana Police has registered FIRs against state Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Gurnam Singh Charuni along with several other farmers for attempt to murder, rioting, creating obstruction in government duty and other violations during their ‘Dilli Chalo’ march, said officials on Saturday.

On November 26, a case was registered under sections 307 (attempt to murder), 147 (rioting), 149 (unlawful assembly), 186 (obstructing any public servant in discharge of public functions) and 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) among others at the Parao police station after Head Constable Pardeep Kumar filed a complaint, when hundreds of farmers gathered on the GT road near Ambala Cantt to proceed towards Delhi.

Churani and many other unknown farmers have been named in the FIR, which adds that the BKU chief had assembled with several others near Mohra village in Ambala.

It adds that Charuni refused to follow Deputy Superintendent of Police Ram Kumar’s order to not proceed further, and broke barricades with their tractors.

It further says that the BKU chief had violated norms related to Covid-19, as did the others.

A case against some farmers from BKU (Charuni) and others from Punjab was also registered at Panipat for violations relating to breaking police barriers and other charges.

"A case has been registered under the provisions of section 188 IPC (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), Disaster Management Act, 2005 and under other provisions of the IPC," Inspector Rajvir Singh, SHO of Panipat's Police Station (Industrial) in Sector 29, told PTI.

Haryana Director General of Police Manoj Yadava had said on Thursday that the police had retaliated with "great restraint" when farmers broke barricades during their march.

He had also informed that the farmers took the path of violence and pelted stones at many places thereby disturbing law and order.

“Some police personnel sustained injuries, and police and private vehicles were damaged,” Yadava had said.

"Agitating farmers not only damaged police barricades, but also proceeded by removing all the blockades and obstructions in an unlawful manner. Acting with restraint, police did not use force on the agitating farmers," he had added.

On November 26, prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC had been imposed to prevent people from gathering.

Farmers from Punjab and Haryana are marching towards Delhi as part of a protest to demand a repeal of the Centre's new farm laws, which deregulate the sale of agriculture produce.

They say the laws will lead to the dismantling of the minimum support price (MSP) system.