Mandya: 13 farmers have committed suicide in the last 20 days in the sugarcane belt of Mandya in Karnataka. Sugarcane prices have fallen and sugar factories have not been always been paying farmers for the crop they have taken.
NDTV visited the house of Rajendra, a sugarcane farmer who committed suicide last month.
His son, Madhu, said he had taken some loans from banks - but others from private moneylenders who charge exorbitant interest.
Rajendra had painstakingly compiled the list of his loans. The list was found at home and another copy in his pocket after he hanged himself.
Local authorities are trying to tackle the money lender menace.
Sugarcane fields continue to stand but many farmers are stressed and bitter.
NDTV visited the house of Rajendra, a sugarcane farmer who committed suicide last month.
His son, Madhu, said he had taken some loans from banks - but others from private moneylenders who charge exorbitant interest.
Rajendra had painstakingly compiled the list of his loans. The list was found at home and another copy in his pocket after he hanged himself.
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Local authorities are trying to tackle the money lender menace.
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Sugarcane fields continue to stand but many farmers are stressed and bitter.
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