Debt-ridden woman farmer in Raichur allegedly commits suicide by consuming insecticide
Vartha Bharati | 30-12-2024 | 16:09:00 IST
Raichur: A 45-year-old woman in Janekal village of Manvi taluk, who was a farmer, allegedly consumed poisonous substance as she was unable to clear her loans following crop loss this year and died at the Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) Hospital on Sunday.
The deceased woman, Yallamma Dhananjaya, who reportedly owned 6 acres of land, had borrowed money from multiple sources, including Syndicate Bank, for the agricultural work. Due to loss of crop, however, she was struggling to repay the loan installments as the crop failed. Yallamma’s son also fell ill and had to be treated in a hospital, which proved to be an additional financial strain on her as she reportedly could not cover the hospital bills.
The problems that the family faced on account of the pending clearance of loans are learned to have given rise to fights between Yallamma and her husband Dhananjaya.
After a fight with his wife a couple of days ago, Dhananjaya reportedly pacified Yallamma and went out to get hay for the cattle when Yallamma, in the absence of her husband, consumed insecticide in an attempt to commit suicide.
Dhananjaya learned of this when he returned and, with the help of other members of the family, took Yallamma to the local government hospital. The doctors who treated Yallamma, found the case serious and, opining that she required intensive care, asked Dhananjaya to shift her to the RIMS Hospital. Yallamma, however, failed to respond to the medical treatment and died at the hospital on Sunday, the family sources have said.
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