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Hamirpur, 11 October (HS). The phase of farmers committing suicide due to debt from banks and moneylenders has also started. The latest case has come to light today on Friday in a village in which a seventy-five year old farmer committed suicide by hanging himself due to bank loan and land being mortgaged, due to which he died. This incident has created chaos among the family members. The police have taken the body into their custody and sent it for post-mortem.
Radharan Rajput (75), resident of Pahari Bhitari village of Muskra police station area of Hamirpur district, was troubled for a long time. He committed suicide by hanging himself from a pole in his own house. This incident created chaos among the family members. The ongoing preparations for Dussehra festival at home turned into mourning. Written information about this incident was given by the deceased's son Jitendra Rajput at Muskara police station, on which the police reached the spot and took action to get the body's Panchnama done. Police talked to family members and neighbors to know the reason for suicide. Family members told that Radha Charan was a cultivator of ten bighas of agricultural land. He used to support his family from this land. A few years ago, he had taken a loan from the bank through Green Card and currently the outstanding amount was more than Rs 1 lakh. Was troubled by non-repayment of loan and financial crisis. Told that due to debt and financial crisis, the elderly farmer has taken suicidal steps. Muskra police station in-charge Shashi Pandey said on Friday that the body of the elderly farmer has been sent for post-mortem. The matter is being investigated.
-Also mortgaged ten bighas of land for daughter's marriage.
Jitendra Singh Rajput told that father Radha Charan had taken a loan from the bank a few years ago for farming. After this, two years ago, he had taken a loan of lakhs of rupees from the elders of the village for his daughter's marriage. Told that the father also mortgaged ten bighas of land in lieu of the loan. Due to the farm being mortgaged, there were financial problems in the house, due to which the whole house was troubled. For this reason the elderly farmer has taken suicidal steps.