Two farmers commit suicide in Tumakuru

Two farmers have allegedly committed suicide, one by consuming pesticide and the other by hanging from a tree, in Tumakuru district.

The police said Anil (19), resident of Doddakoppalu in Kunigal taluk, had consumed pesticide at around 8.30 p.m. on Monday and was immediately rushed to a private hospital in Mandya district but he died on Tuesday around 6 a.m.

A loan amounting to Rs. 4.5 lakh was in his father, Ganganna’s name. Two acres of land is also in the name of Ganganna. The loan amount included Rs.2, 80,000 from Canara Bank, Rs.1 lakh from private money lenders and Rs.50,000 from a society.

Ganganna was a sericulture farmer and had incurred a loss of Rs.1 lakh. His son was helping him in the business.

A case has been registered in Huliyurdurga police station.

Another farmer, Rangaswamy (50), allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree on the outskirts of Narayanakere village in Tumakuru taluk. The police said that the villagers saw his body and informed the police who recovered the body and sent it to post-mortem.

He did not have any land in his name but had taken one-and-half acre of land on lease and had grown ragi on it. He had four daughters and two of them have been married.

The police have not got any information on whether he had taken loan.

Villagers and neighbours say that he had constructed a new house under the Ashraya housing scheme one year ago and that he might have taken the loan for the purpose.

A case has been registered in Hebbur police station.