Five debt-ridden farmers kill themselves in three days
PTI | August 9, 2010
Five debt-ridden farmers have committed suicide in last three days in Vidarbha region.
They have been identified as Eknath Madavi of Wandali (Chandrapur), Chandkant Mesharam of Sarali (Bhandara) Dilip Kumare of Nimboli (Wardha ), Prahlad Rathode of Grampoha (Washim) and Shankar Gujarkar of Sawra (Akola).
All victims were already debt-ridden and their financial woes compounded as they lost standing crop due to recent heavy rains, Kishor Tiwari of Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti (VJAS) said in a press release today.
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