: A 60-year-old farmer allegedly committed suicide on Thursday evening by hanging in his house at village Kantia under the Bari police station in Jajpur district.
Jadumani Mallick had raised paddy crops over nine acres of land after obtaining a loan of Rs 3 lakh from a Self-Help Group and some villagers. But due to lack of adequate water, the crops were ruined. He might have taken the extreme step after being unable to meet his losses, said Akshya Mallick, a villager.Bari MLA Sunanda Das met the grief-stricken family members of the deceased on Friday and handed over Rs 10,000 to the widow. When contacted, Bari Tehsildar Manas Ranjan Bhoi said “After knowing incident, we have directed local Revenue Inspector to investigate matter. We will submit a report to district administration soon.”