Machilipatnam, September 10: A debt-ridden farmer committed suicide by consuming pesticides at Jayanthi Village of Verrulapadu Mandal of Krishna District today, police said.
The farmer, E Basivireddy, had one acre land of his own and had taken two acres of land on lease where he cultivated cotton crop.
However, the crop was damaged due to bad weather conditions. He had borrowed money from a bank and some other sources . But unable to bear the loss, he took the extreme step and committed suicide by consuming pesticides in his land, police said.
Veerulapadu police have registered a case and investigation is on .
—Agencies