Cotton farmer commits suicide

A 58-year-old farmer committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in Begumpet area here. As per CNN-IBN reports, the person was identified as Jaggolla Mallesham.

G Mallesh, a native of Medak district in Telangana, committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree using a towel in a nearby compound area yesterday, Begumpet Police Station Inspector G Baswa Reddy said. Mallesham was cotton farmer and was not able to repay his loans. He took up the job of as a security watchman to repay the loan, but apparently did not manage to do so.