In Its First Five Months, Telangana Records Nearly 350 Farmer Suicides | Read
This year's Dusshera turned into a day of mourning in Lugayapally Thanda in Telangana's Medak district. That day, Anji Naik, who was only 28, committed suicide by drinking pesticide in this tribal hamlet. Anji was hard working, says his mother Ratnam, but his repeated attempts to sow paddy, beans and maize failed; his failed efforts left him heartbroken, and also with a loan of Rs. 3 lakh.
