A 56-year-old farmer from Tiruvarur district has committed suicide by consuming poison, apparently due to distress over crop failure.
The victim, K. Paneerselvam of Karumbalam village, was admitted to the Thanjavur Medical College Hospital. As his condition remained grim, his family decided to shift him to a private hospital, where he died on Monday night. His family has not filed a police complaint.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the State’s health helpline 104 and Sneha’s suicide prevention helpline 044-24640050.)