A woman allegedly committed suicide after being unable to repay the loan she had taken from a woman self-help group (SHG). The deceased was identified as Nalini (40) of Bhimapur village under Begunia block in Khordha district.
Sources said the woman had taken a loan of Rs 70,000 from the SHG. But due to financial crisis, she couldn’t repay the loan amount. Family members said she was missing from last Tuesday and they didn’t trace her despite a frantic search.
On Monday, Kotalanga villagers under Routpada gram panchayat spotted her body hanging from a tree near the village and informed the police.
After getting information, Begunia police led by IIC Rashmi Ranjan Sahu reached the spot and started investigation. Tehsildar Vivekananda Parida also visited the spot. A UD case was registered and body was sent for postmortem, said police.