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Yavatmal (Maharashtra): Four farmers allegedly committed suicide in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra yesterday, according to NGOs.
The deceased included Vasram Rathod of Bothbodan in Yavatmal district.
Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti’s Santosh Naitam claimed that all of them were debt-ridden.
Rathod was the 24th farmer in Yavatmal district to commit suicide since 2006, according to locals.
Village Sarpanch Balasaheb Chavan claimed that Rathod owed over Rs 2 lakh to the lenders, and had a failed cotton crop.