Yet another farmer’s suicide was reported from the district after a resident of Bheden block consumed poison over crop loss and breathed his last at the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) here on Friday.
Family members of the farmer, identified as Debendra Thapa, of Khapasipalli village said he was under severe mental stress following crop damage due to pest attack in the two and a half acres of his farmland.
Thapa had borrowed heavily including a personal loan of Rs 70,000 for agricultural purposes that he was unable to repay and was harassed by the moneylenders, alleged family members. Thapa consumed poison and died later while undergoing treatment at the DHH. Administrative officials said an inquiry was being held; and after getting a report, they can ascertain the reason behind the death.
later, BJP and Congress activists held a road blockade by keeping Thapa’s dead body. They demanded a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to be paid to the farmer’s kin.