Farmer attempts suicide in Jagtial over non-waiver of crop loan

Sagar Reddy made the suicide bid by consuming pesticide at his residence on Tuesday night.

Jagtial: Upset over not being extended the waiver of his crop loan, a farmer Enugu Sagar Reddy (40) allegedly attempted to die by suicide in Bhushanraopet of Kathalapur mandal.

Sagar Reddy made the suicide bid by consuming pesticide at his residence on Tuesday night. Family members shifted him to a private hospital in Kathalapur. Later, he was shifted to the district headquarters hospital in Jagtial.

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Sagar Reddy had tried to consume pesticides while participating in a farmers’ protest held in Kathalapur on August 20 demanding the waiver of all crop loans without any conditions. However, the police had foiled his attempt.

Sagar Reddy, who owns three acres of land, had taken a loan of Rs.50,000 from the local cooperative bank and Rs.1 lakh from the Deccan Grameena Bank. He also got an amount of Rs 1.60 lakh loan from Deccan Grameena Bank in the name of his wife Manjula.

Sagar Reddy, who hoped that at least one loan would be waived, felt unhappy as none of the loans were waived. Though he approached agriculture officials and bank authorities, he did not get any positive response.

His wife Manjula said that her husband’s suicide bid was covered in the media, but no official had responded to the issue. Stating that the situation could have been avoided had any officials responded earlier, she alleged that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy was responsible for the suicide attempt of her husband.