Debt-Ridden Haryana Farmers Talk Suicide as Rains Destroy Crops and Banks Shame Them
Newbie Gohana farmer, Birender Mor, 27, killed himself on March 8, very soon after unseasonal rains destroyed the wheat crop on land he was tilling on contract. He knew he wouldn't be able to start repaying the more than 10 lakh rupees loan he had borrowed from banks and others. And he couldn't bear that shame.
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