A 52-year-old farmer allegedly died by suicide at his home in a village in Banda as he was upset over stray animals eating away his crops, district officials said on Saturday.
SDM of Atrara tehsil Saurabh Shukla said even though Lalak Singh of Nandana village had taken a loan of Rs 1 lakh from a bank, there was no pressure on him for repayment. Quoting farmer’s nephew Lavlesh, Shukla said Lalak Singh had sown ‘moong’ in his field but stray cows and calves ate away his crop. It probably made the farmer worried and he ended his life, the official said. The body was sent for autopsy.
Meanwhile, a minor boy died of suffocation after he accidentally got locked inside a car. As per reports, the 8-year-old boy, Krishna, took his father’s phone to play games and went to sit inside his car which accidentally got locked and he suffocated to death inside. The incident took place in Barari village of Mathura.
When his family started looking for him, the boy was discovered lying unconscious inside the car and was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead.
In another incident, three people, including a couple and their son, were killed when their motorcycle hit a police jeep on Etah-Shikohabad road near Fafto village late Friday night. The jeep of Rijor police overturned and three cops were injured. The condition of two was stated to be critical.
SSP Uday Shankar Singh and ASP OP Singh reached the spot and also went to the hospital to enquire about the health of the injured policemen. The couple, identified as Amit and Manisha, and their son Divyansh died on the way to hospital.