Saddled with debts to the tune of Rs. 6 lakh, a 35-year-old farmer Golla Bangaru Guruswamy committed suicide by hanging himself at Malagavelli in Alur mandal of Kurnool district on Wednesday.
Guruswamy, who raised Bengal gram in 20 acres of land, incurred losses in the last two years due to fall in yield due to deficient rainfall, Alur Sub-Inspector J. Dhanunjaya said.
In order to cultivate the 20 acres of land, the farmer secured loans from three banks and from private money-lenders, according to police.
Anguished at not finding any sources to repay the debt and mounting pressure for repayment, Guruswamy hanged himself with a sari in his house.
His wife Rameswaramma was not present and had gone to her parents’ house at Joharapuram in Kurnool for Karthika Pournami, the Sub-Inspector said. He is survived by wife, a son and daughter.
The villagers tried to rush him to hospital, but he was dead by that time.
Alur police registered a case and shifted the body to hospital for post-mortem examination.
Guruswamy, who raised Bengal gram in 20 acres of land, incurred losses in the last two years
