The Special Investigation Team (SIT), formed by Ranchi SSP, started investigation into the farmer’s suicide case on Wednesday after lodging a case of unnatural death at Pithoria Police Station on the statement of Chaowkidar of the Semal Beda village. Meanwhile, Semal Beda TOP in-charge has been suspended for failing to gather intelligence regarding death of Kaleshwar Mahto.
“Investigation has been started by taking statements of the family members and villagers who are claiming that Mahto had committed suicide,” said officer in charge of Pithoria Police Station Chunwa Oraon. UD case was also registered on Tuesday on the statements recorded by Chowkidar of the village, he added.
Rural SP Rajkumar lakra, heading the SIT, also asserted that the investigations have been started but denied to share any information in this regard.
“The SIT visited the village and started investigations on Wednesday, but we cannot share much in this regard,” said lakra. The TOP in-charge has also been suspended for failing to gather information regarding unnatural death of Mahto, he said.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by SP Rural was formed to get into the details of the cause of death of farmer Kaleshwar Mahto who allegedly committed suicide on Saturday in Pithoria near Ranchi due to mounting bank loan damage of crops.
Notably, Kaleshwar Mahto, 44, a farmer, committed suicide on Saturday by hanging himself from a tree near his field in broad day light apparently due to the pressure of mounting bank loan taken from Kisan Credit Card and damage of crops in 2009 at Semal Beda village under Pithoria police station, 25 kilometers from the State Capital.
SIT consists of Rural SP Rajkumar lakra, City DSP, Shambhu Kumar Singh, Silli DSP Satish Chandra, DSP (HQ) - I Amit Kacchap, officer in charge of Pithoria Police Station Chunwa Oraon along with Technical Cell in-charge of SSP office. It was directed to gather information by taking help of Forensic Science laboratory team and other sources and submit a report in this regard.