Farmer commits suicide at Hunsur
News

Farmer commits suicide at Hunsur

July 2, 2019

Hunsur:  A debt-ridden farmer, who had attempted suicide by consuming pesticide and was admitted to a private hospital in Mysuru, breathed his last yesterday. The deceased farmer is Rajashekar (45), a resident of Hegganduru village in Hunsur taluk.

Rajashekar had taken a loan of Rs.7.5 lakh from a bank in Hunsur and had also taken Rs.4 lakh loan from private financiers. Unable to repay the loans, Rajashekar on Monday evening had consumed pesticide and was found writhing in pain at his agricultural field by the villagers.

Though he was rushed to a private hospital in Mysuru, Rajashekar breathed his last at the hospital.

A case has been registered at Hunsur Rural Police Station in this regard.

ABOUT

Mysuru’s favorite and largest circulated English evening daily has kept the citizens of Mysuru informed and entertained since 1978. Over the past 45 years, Star of Mysore has been the newspaper that Mysureans reach for every evening to know about the happenings in Mysuru city. The newspaper has feature rich articles and dedicated pages targeted at readers across the demographic spectrum of Mysuru city. With a readership of over 2,50,000 Star of Mysore has been the best connection between it’s readers and their leaders; between advertisers and customers; between Mysuru and Mysureans.

CONTACT

Academy News Papers Private Limited, Publishers, Star of Mysore & Mysuru Mithra, 15-C, Industrial ‘A’ Layout, Bannimantap, Mysuru-570015. Phone no. – 0821 249 6520

To advertise on Star of Mysore, email us at

Online Edition: [email protected]
Print Editon: [email protected]
For News/Press Release: [email protected]