Bathinda farmer hangs himself

Bathinda, August 27

A 42-year-old marginal farmer here allegedly ended life by hanging himself inside the village well in the wee hours of Friday. Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Mati Das Nagar who owned 6 kanal of land, was reportedly under stress for past few months for not being able to repay a loan of Rs 4 lakh.

Residents of the area found the deceased hanging inside the well around 7 am. — TNS