Fearing crop loss, farmer kills self in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Oct 8: A 40-year-old farmer from Gujarat allegedly committed suicide Sunday night by hanging himself in Botad district apparently over the fear of losing his crop in view of weak monsoon, the police said Monday.
Relatives of the deceased Kalu Chauhan told police that he was also worried over upcoming marriage of his daughter, a police official said.
Chauhan was a resident of Gundala village in the district, over 150 kms away from here.
The farmer allegedly hanged himself by using rope in a small room at the farm of one Ramesh Chavda who had rented his 40 bigha land to the deceased for sowing cotton, he said.
"Chauhan's relatives told police that he was afraid of losing his crop due to weak monsoon," Gadhada police station sub-inspector Vimal Dhorda said, adding that the deceased also owned a small tract of land.
The police officer said they are investigating the case from various angles because, as per investigation, Chauhan had not shared his apprehension over crop loss with anybody before taking the extreme step.
"His relatives claimed that Chauhan committed suicide fearing that he would incur huge loss due to crop failure.
However, since Chauhan never shared such feelings with anyone before hanging himself, we are investigating this case from all angles. He was a seasoned farmer and never told anyone that he was under any stress," the officer added.
Chauhan's brother Haresh told reporters that the deceased was tense due to weak monsoon.
"My brother feared that his crop will not survive due to weak monsoon, as we do not have any source of irrigation.
He was also worried because of upcoming marriage of his daughter. These are the reasons behind his suicide," claimed Haresh.
Last month, a farmer from Amreli district had allegedly committed suicide over crop loss.
As per the latest figures released by the state government, Gujarat is staring at water scarcity as it had received just 76.71 per cent of average rainfall this monsoon.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
