Madhya Pradesh Farmer Dies By Suicide, Familly Blames Debt And Crop Loss

Speaking to media, the farmer's uncle Bhagwan Patidar said Jitendra had told him that he was taking the step due to loan and crop losses.

A 37-year-old farmer allegedly died by suicide after being unable to repay loans and suffering crop losses in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, police said today. Jitendra Patidar was found hanging from a tree in his farm in Pandhaniya village yesterday, the official said. "We received information on Friday evening that a farmer had committed suicide under Mengaon police station. A team of officials from the district administration and agriculture department reached the spot immediately," subdivisional magistrate (SDM) Satyendra Singh said. When asked about the loan burden on the farmer and crop losses as alleged by his family, the official said the matter will become clear after a probe.