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Debt-ridden Orissa farmer commits suicide | A debt-ridden farmer committed suicide by consuming pesticide in Barahaguda village of Orissa's Bargarh
District on Sunday. The dead body of the 35-year-old farmer identified as Blaram
Sahu was recovered from his own patch of agricultural land. Bargarh District Sub-Collector
Bishnu Prasad Mishra said Sahu took the decision of committing suicide under the
pressure of loan. "One Balaram Sahu, of Barahaguda, has committed suicide. He
was admitted to the district headquarters hospital. The villagers said that he
committed suicide because of the pressure of loan as he was a small, marginal
farmer," said Mishra. Kailash Pradhan, a nephew of the deceased farmer said that
he was suffering from depression, as his land was not yielding good crops, resulting
in meager earnings whereas the rate of interest on the loan he had availed was
mounting up with each passing day. "He took loan for farming. He always used to
say that the loan was too much, how will I pay it off. Due to this he went into
depression. He was always thinking about money," said Pradhan. "Land was also
not reaping good crops due to which he was unable earn money. The interest was
also increasing day by day. Balaram Sahu's land is also under mortgage due to
his loan," he added. |
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