Rajasthan Farmer Commits Suicide After Hail Damaged Standing Crops

GG News Bureau

Kota, 20th March. A 60-year-old farmer in Rajasthan’s Bundi district allegedly killed himself after rain and hail damaged standing crops in his field, police said on Sunday.

Prathviraj Bairwa of Bajad village in the Talera area of the district allegedly consumed a poisonous substance on Saturday after seeing damage to his wheat crop.

He was rushed to MBS Hospital in Kota where he succumbed on Sunday morning, the police said.

Rain and hail have caused significant damage to wheat, gram, coriander, and other crops in Kota, Bundi, and Jhalawar districts over the last three to four days.

On Saturday, Bairwa had gone to take stock of his wheat crop and allegedly consumed a poisonous substance after witnessing the extent of the damage, Circle Officer and Deputy Superintendent of Police Ankit Jain said.

The police have filed an unnatural death report under Section 174 of the CrPC.

The victim’s body was handed over to family members after the post-mortem, the police said.