Yet another farmer committed suicide allegedly over crop loss and debt burden in Baleswar district on Sunday. He was identified as Gayadhar Jena (65), a resident of Nuapur village in Soro tehsil.
Jena, a mushroom farmer, was found hanging from a tree at his farm in the morning.
According to reports, Jena had taken a loan of Rs 1 lakh from a cooperative bank. The indebted farmer had also borrowed money from private lenders for his cultivation.
Jena’s family members alleged that he was under severe mental stress during the past few days due to crop loss and debt burden, for which he took the extreme step to end his life.
The Soro police reached the spot and recovered the body.