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Farmer hangs self due to crop loss

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Press Trust of India Faizabad
Last Updated : Apr 08 2015 | 12:07 AM IST
Upset over crop loss due to untimely rains and hailstorm, a 60-year-old farmer allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in Milkipur tehsil of the district, police said today.
The deceased identified as Shiv Kumar went missing from his house and was later found hanging from a tree near his farm.
Gudiya Devi, village pradhan said that Kumar, a MNREGA labourer was facing severe financial crisis due to which he was disturbed.
Kumar, who is survived by a wife and four children, had taken a loan from a local lender on a high interest rate for marrying off his daughter and planned to pay it off by selling crops.
Faizabad district magistrate Anil Dheengra has ordered a probe into the matter.

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First Published: Apr 08 2015 | 12:07 AM IST

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