Farmer Lits His Pyre

A 76-year-old soyabean farmer in Maharashtra performed his own last rites by building a pyre in the middle of his fields, climbing atop it and setting it ablaze on Friday last.

A 76-year-old soyabean farmer ended his life on Friday evening, lighting his own funeral pyre in drought-hit Vidarbha's Akola district. He was the 42nd farmer to end his life in the last 50 days.

A 76-year-old soyabean farmer in Maharashtra performed his own last rites by building a pyre in the middle of his fields, climbing atop it and setting it ablaze on Friday last.

A 76-year-old soyabean farmer ended his life on Friday evening, lighting his own funeral pyre in drought-hit Vidarbha's Akola district. He was the 42nd farmer to end his life in the last 50 days.