Farmer committed suicide over crop loss
By Akshya Rout
Jajpur, Sept 10 : A 60 year old farmer allegedly committed suicide on Thursday evening by hanging in his house at village Kantia under Bari police station in Jajpur district.
Jadumani Mallick raised paddy crops over nine acres of land after obtaining a loan amount of three Lakh rupees from a Self Help Group and some villagers. But due to lack of adequate water the crops had been ruined recently. He might have taken the extreme step after being unable to meet his losses, said Akshya Mallick, a villager.
Sunanda Das, the MLA of Bari met the grief-stricken family members of the deceased on Friday and handed over ten thousand rupees to the widow of the farmer.
When contacted Manas Ranjan Bhoi the Tehasildar of Bari said“ After knowing the incident , we directed the local Revenue Inspector to investigate the matter. We will submit a report to the district administration soon”.
