Farmer immolates self after crop failure in Vanthli

Rajkot | Friday | 1st February, 2019

Summary:

Rajkot: One more farmer from Saurashtra ended life due to crop failure in Junagadh district on Thursday.According to police, Harsukh Aadeshna (55) immolated himself in his farm in Bantia village of Vanthli taluka of Junagadh. Police said that Aadeshna has three sons aged between 13 to 19 years. One suicide each was reported from Jamnagar and Bhavnagar districts. Police said that Aadeshna doused himself in kerosene and set himself ablaze.The family members have told the police that Aadeshna owned 16 bigha land and had cultivated cotton on it. But after his crop failed he was under pressure because of the rising debt.Police said that Aadeshna had taken loan of over Rs 10 lakh from two banks and was unable to pay it back..