Ahead of Rahul's tour, another farmer ends life in Amravati

April 29, 2015 20:12

A day ahead of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's day-long padyatra in Vidarbha to highlight the plight of farmers, suicide of yet another agriculturalist has come to light. The agriculturist, Gajanan Sheshrao Khongal, allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well in Morshi tehsil of the district, police said. The 35-year-old, who had taken a loan of
Rs 60,000 from aco-operative bank, took the extreme step apparently due to crop failure and mounting debt, they said.

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