Malegaon farmer commits suicide

Malegaon, Maharashtra, July 2 (UNI) A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced a Rs 3750-crore package for distressed farmers in Vidarbha, an indebted farmer in north Maharashtra committed suicide today.

Police sources said a 50-year-old farmer, Santosh Ukhabade, committed suicide at Rajbane village of Malegaon taluka in Nashik district today.

The farmer had taken a loan of Rs 15,000, sources said. He had consumed some pesticide and was rushed to a hospital but died while undergoing treatment.

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