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Sonepur,Dec.01: A farmer allegedly hanged himself on a tree over pest menace and debt burden at Singhijuba village in Sonepur district on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Bhutulu Karna of the same village.
Sources, Karna had cultivated paddy on two acres of land. However, he suffered crop loss. Although Karna had not received crop loss assistance last year, he had taken a loan of Rs 2.5 lakh from private finance companies and money lenders this year. Unable to repay the loan, Karna took such an extreme step, sources said.
Police reached the village and seized the body for post-mortem. A probe has been launched into the incident.
Prasanta Patnaik