NUAPADA: Worried over loan burden yet another farmer, Atmaram Das (40), of Sadhu Pandripani village allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticide on Tuesday night. Das had consumed the pesticide near his paddy field on Tuesday afternoon and became unconscious after reaching home. Though he was rushed to Nuapada District Headquarters Hospital, he succumbed in the night. Das had cultivated crops on three acres of land during the current rabi season and was expecting good harvest but pending old loans from bank and private parties continued to haunt him. He was under immense pressure and upset over the loans as he was not in a position to repay them. As per preliminary reports, Das had availed of a loan of ` 40,000 from ADB Branch of State Bank of India at Nuapada besides private loans _ ` 35,000 from a teacher of the village and ` 28,000 from a shopkeeper. Das is survived by his wife Pileswari and four sons.
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