Debt-ridden Maharashtra farmer kills self

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Yavatmal (Maharashtra), 05 February, 2015
A debt-ridden farmer from a village in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region climbed on a lit pyre and committed suicide Wednesday, the second such incident since November last year, an activist said here Thursday.
Anandrao S. Pandagle, 45, a resident of Bhambh village, is survived by his wife and three teenaged daughters, said Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti chief Kishore Tiwari.
Preliminary police investigations revealed he had farm debts of Rs.50,000 and was trying to collect another Rs.12,000 for his eldest daughter's marriage. http://www.thestatesman.com/news/latest-headlines/debt-ridden-maharashtra-farmer-kills-self/46960.html