A farmer allegedly committed suicide at Thirumala Sagar Chatra in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district by consuming poison on Tuesday.
The police gave the name of the farmer as Mahesh (26).
According to the information made available by the police, the deceased farmer had taken a loan of Rs. 4 lakh from different sources for agricultural purpose as well as for meeting some urgent personal commitments. He took the extreme step for not being able to repay the loan, the police said.
A case has been registered.