Maharashtra: Months after father's suicide, man hangs self

DN Bureau

A farmer allegedly committed suicide by hanging on Saturday night in Katol in Maharashtra's Nagpur district.

Representational image
Representational image


Nagpur: A 53-year-old farmer allegedly committed suicide by hanging on Saturday night in Katol in Maharashtra's Nagpur district, police said.

Pramod Jane's suicide comes over five months after his 85-year-old father Gopal killed himself by setting ablaze a crop heap and jumping into it, an official said on Monday.

Jane is a resident of Madna village in Jalalkheda taluka in the district, he added.

Also Read | UP: Farmer commits suicide in Shamli district

Also Read: Dynamite News UPSC Conclave 2019- A mega event with three woman-IAS toppers at one platform

"The family has told us that Pramod Jane had taken an educational loan for one of his three daughters, had bank liabilities on his 5-acre farm, and had taken money for the marriage of another daughter," the Jalalkheda police station official said.

Also Read | Woman found dead at her apartment in Pune

On March 1 this year, Gopal had set his chickpea crop heap on fire near his home and jumped into the blaze, dying of burn injuries.

Police at the time had said the octogenarian was depressed due to recurring health issues. (PTI)










Related Stories