Debt-ridden farmer in Hassan allegedly commits suicide by hanging
Hassan: A farmer in Jodi Mallappanahalli of the taluk, Venkategowda (48) is reported to have committed suicide by hanging allegedly owing to more than Rs 7.6 lakh of debt and after facing pressure from the lenders.
The deceased farmer is learned to have borrowed up to Rs 3.7 lakh from financial agencies including banks and agricultural cooperative societies. He had an additional loan of Rs 3.9 lakh.
The continued pressure from the lenders to clear the debts, which added up to Rs 7.6 lakh, is suspected to have pushed Venkategowda to a state of depression and led him to take his own life by hanging.
Gorur Police have registered a case in relation to the farmer’s suicide. The officers have visited the spot and conducted an inquiry.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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Jharkhand: 2 killed, 5 injured after being run over by truck
Garhwa/Hazaribag (PTI): Two persons were killed and five others injured after being allegedly run over by a truck in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Thursday evening, police said.
The deceased were standing near a roadside puncture repair shop in Charhi when the accident happened, they said.
The injured persons were admitted to the Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital, they added.
"The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained," said a police officer.
In another accident in Garhwa, two men in their mid-20s died after being hit by a speeding tractor, police said.
The accident happened in the Mahuliya panchayat in the Garhwa police station area in the early hours, they said.
"Rahul Chaudhary (26) and Nandlal Ram (26) were standing near their motorcycle on the roadside. A speeding tractor coming from the opposite direction hit them. Rahul died on the spot, while Nandlal succumbed to the injuries while being taken to the Sadar Hospital," said a police officer.
"Immediately after the mishap, the tractor driver abandoned the vehicle and fled. The tractor has been seized, and raids are underway to apprehend the absconding driver," he said.
