In the second reported instance of farmers committing suicide having failed to put up with the mounting pressure from the banks they took loan from, a farmer from Khatima of Udham Singh Nagar district is reported to have committed suicide by hanging himself from a noose tied to tree in the neighbourhood of his house on Saturday. However, police denied it, saying that he had died due to family disputes. In the first reported instance, a farmer from Pithoragarh district had committed suicide by consuming pesticides having failed to withstand pressure from the banks he took loan from on June 17.
The deceased has been identified as 45- year- old Ramavtar, resident of Kanchanpuri. Sources say that having two and half acre of agricultural land, he had procured farm loan to the tune of around Rs four lakh from two separate banks. He had been served notices from the banks to repay the loan around two days ago. On Saturday evening, he had gone to water his field for sowing paddy crops. However, he had not returned home. On Sunday morning, his body was found hanging from a tree.