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Farmer's Suicide: Village Head Accused of Harassment
16 Oct
Summary
- Farmer died by suicide after a land dispute with village head.
- Farmer's family alleges harassment and a prior death threat.
- Abetment to suicide case registered against village head and brothers.
In Ramaupura Parsauli village, a 48-year-old farmer was reportedly found dead by suicide on Wednesday morning. This tragic event followed a dispute concerning the construction of a road through his agricultural land.
The deceased's family has accused village head Dharmendra Singh Yadav and his brothers, Pushpendra and Gyanendra, of persistent harassment. They allege that on October 9, the village head insisted on road construction while the farmer requested a prior land measurement, after which he was allegedly taken to the police station and detained overnight.
Further complicating the situation, the family reported that the farmer's vehicle was seized by a financier while he was out for CNG on Tuesday. They also claim he had received a death threat. Initially, the family refused to permit the removal of the body until the accused were arrested.
Following the registration of an abetment-to-suicide case against Dharmendra and his brothers, the body was sent for postmortem. On Thursday, MP Jitendra Dohre supported the family's demand for the accused's arrest, asserting the farmer's suicide was a result of harassment.
Meanwhile, the Pradhan Sangathan has submitted a memorandum to the local station in-charge, advocating for a thorough and impartial police investigation into the circumstances surrounding the farmer's death.
