Bhopal: The spate of farmer suicides in Madhya Pradesh continues unabated. Three farmers committed suicide in the last two days under pressure from banks and moneylenders, taking the number of farmer deaths to 45 in 28 days.
A debt-ridden farmer on Sunday killed himself by jumping in front of a train in Sagar district. Tekram Kurmi, 48, was the owner of six acres of land in Pipariya village. Tekram owed money to the bank and moneylenders besides his crop was also ruined, his family said.
RN Tiwari, the officer in-charge of Garhakota police station, confirmed that the suicide, however said the reason behind the suicide was not yet known. Similarly, Jhalkan Singh, 33, consumed insecticide on Saturday in Vidisha. The farmer, who owned 11 acres of land, was upset after his crop got destroyed and also his failure to pay backdebt. Shakuntala Bamnia, officer in-charge of Kurwai police station, said he had met Jhalkan’s wife Rani but she did not talk about any debt. It is suspected that Jhalkan committed suicide as his wife often remained sick. . Another farmer Maniram, 45, consumed insecticide on Friday in Ghusgawan village in Morena district. He died durimg treatment.
Maniram’s family said he was upset as he had Rs four lakh debt and had failed to pay Rs 50,000 electricity bill. SDM (Revenue) Pradeep Tomar said the reason behind the suicide was not yet known.
