A 49-year-old farmer from Kuntala in Telangana’s Nirmal district died by suicide on Saturday after failing to repay debts. Rajaram Gajender was under pressure due to repeated crop failures and rising financial burdens, police said
Farmers blocked traffic on the Bhainsa-Nirmal Road, 20 kilometers from their village, disrupting movement for about two hours and inconveniencing motorists. They protested against the government, chanting slogans over delays in procuring paddy from the Vanakalam season and expressed frustration that their produce was not being weighed at procurement centers.