Farmer commits suicide by taking poison after received loan recovery notice from society

By Akshya Rout

Jajpur, April 6 : 66-year-old farmer in Jajpur district   committed suicide  by consuming poison at his house allegedly after receiving a recovery notice from a society  on failing to repay a loan of Rs 90,000 that he took last year.

Nabaghan  Dhal of Naubanka village under Binjharapur block  took  poison on  Tuesday evening . Neighbours and family members of the deceased farmer  admitted him first  in the  Community Health Center (CHC) at Binjharapur. Later he was shifted to SCB medical college and hospital where he died on Wednesday.

While his body has been sent for post-mortem examination, police said they have started an investigation into his death. His wife and other family members alleged that  he was under tremendous pressure to repay his loan  after receiving  notice from Primary Agricultural  Society of Singhpur village  to repay the debt for which he consumed pesticide to end his life.

When contacted Minati Jagdev the Block Development Officer of Binjharapur said ‘  We are investigating the exact reason behind the death of the farmer . The district administration will provide all types of help to  the family members of the deceased ‘.