Two Yavatmal farmers die by suicide

YAVATMAL: Two debt-ridden farmers from the district’s Ner tehsil died by suicide on Wednesday night at their respective homes.
The first deceased is identified as Vinod Rathod (45), a resident of village Lohatwadi. He ended his life by consuming poison. The second one is Rajesh Tupatkar (55), a resident of village Pimpri, who hanged himself to death.
Vinod owned 3 acres of agricultural field and owed Rs1.1 lakh to a bank, and Rs50,000 to a private moneylender.Distressed with his crops failing and the government not providing financial assistance to him, he ended his life on Wednesday night. He leaves behind his parents, wife, two sons and a daughter.
Rajesh had 12 acres of rain-fed agricultural land against which he had taken a bank loan of Rs3.5 lakh. He was pained by the lack of financial assistance from the government after his crops got damaged due to excessive rains.