Debt-ridden Harihar farmer ends life
The deceased has been identified as Maheshwaraiah
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-09-07 07:02 GMT
Davangere: A 27-year-old farmer, who attempted suicide by drinking poison at Kadaranayakanahalli in Harihar taluk on Saturday night, died at a private hospital here on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Maheshwaraiah.
He owned four acres of land and had taken loans amounting to Rs 4 lakh from a bank and local money-lenders. His maize crop started withering owing to scanty rainfall. Dejected over this, Maheshwaraiah attempted suicide on Saturday night, according to his family members. Malebennur police have registered a case.