5 farmers have commits suicide in Vidarbha

Nagpur, July 7 (UNI) Five debt-ridden farmers committed suicide in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra yesterday, according to the Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti (VJAS), a voluntary organisation working among farmers in this region.

The VJAS, in a press release here today, claimed that two farmers from Yavatmal district, and one each from Wardha, Bhandara and Washim districts had ended their lives yesterday.

With this, the number of farmers who have taken the extreme step this year has touched 488, the VJAS claimed. The VJAS has said 70 farmers had ended their lives in the region in January, 86 in February, 82 in March, 90 in April, 79 in May, 68 in June and 13 in July.

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