HASSAN/RAICHUR: Two more farmers have ended their lives owing to debts in the state.
Puttaswamy Gowda (53) of Haruvanahalli village in Channarayapatna taluk of Hassan died at the Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) in Bellur on Sunday night. He had recently consumed poison unable to repay debts.
Gowda had borrowed Rs 2 lakh by pledging his land and was unable to repay it due to crop loss. Shravanabelagola police have registered a case. It may be recalled that 10 farmers have committed suicide in the past 10 days from across the district.
In Raichur district, Basappa (40) from K Basapur village of Sindhanur taluk committed suicide owing to the debts on Monday. He hanged himself after his paddy crop failed. He had taken loans up to Rs 4 lakh from banks and was depressed as he could not repay them.
He killed himself when his family members were not in the house. Sindhanur tahsildar Gangappa, DySP Shridhar Maliger and Circle Inspector Ramesh Rotti visited the spot. Sindhanur rural police have registered a case. Only four days ago, a farmer committed suicide at Durga Camp in Sindhanur taluk.