Farmer attempts suicide in Chandigarh's Kaithal village

CHANDIGARH: A 50-year-old debt-ridden farmer Dhoop Singh of Kamalpur village in Kalayat sub-division of Kaithal district attempted to commit suicide by consuming some poisonous substance on Wednesday evening. He was immediately rushed to private hospital and was stated to be out of danger.
His brother Dharam Singh said that entire crop of Dhoop Singh, spread in four acres, was damaged due to untimely rain."He was under severe mental stress and that is why he had taken such an extreme step. However, his condition is better now," Dharam added. He said that his brother was also under heavy debt.
Kalayat sub-divisional magistrate Ashwani Maingi, along with other officials of the local administration, visited the hospital on Thursday to know the reasons behind the suicide attempt. SDM, however, refused to give exact reasons of the incident, but added that an inquiry by the revenue and agriculture officials had been ordered to know the reasons behind suicide attempt by the farmer.