A debt-ridden farmer hanged himself from the ceiling of his room in Kalinjar area of Banda on Sunday night. Awadhesh Pratap Dwivedi (45) of Chandapur village took the extreme step as he was upset after getting a notice from a bank to pay off a Rs 5.5-lakh loan, deceased’s nephew Arvind claimed. The body was sent for autopsy on Sunday night.
Sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) of Nareni Vandita Srivastava said that the matter was being probed by revenue officials to confirm whether the victim was a loan defaulter.
Meanwhile, in another incident in Banda, a couple committed suicide in Pangara village of Naraini area on Sunday. As per reports, Bachcha Prajapati (24) and Ramdevi (19) were missing since Saturday, and their bodies were recovered on Sunday. They were in a relationship which was not approved by their families. The police recovered some poisonous substance from the spot where the bodies were found.
In a separate case in Badaun, a woman allegedly killed her two children before ending her life after an altercation with her husband in Allua Pastora village of Wazirganj area on Sunday night.
Premvati (36) poisoned her sons Rohit (5) and Mohit (8) and then consumed the substance. All were rushed to a hospital but they succumbed during treatment.