Maha: Two farmers end lives in Vidarbha amid agrarian distress

Bhandara/Chandrapur, Oct 8 (UNI) Two farmers from Vidarbha allegedly died by suicide in separate incidents in Bhandara and Chandrapur districts on Thursday, with crop losses, debt burden and prolonged agricultural distress cited as the suspected reasons behind the tragedies, police said. In Bhandara district, Rajendra Amar Sapate, a resident of Dhop village in Mohadi tehsil, allegedly died by suicide after facing severe financial hardship arising from poor agricultural returns and mounting debt. Sources said Sapate had been struggling with drought-like conditions that adversely affected crop production. The financial burden of supporting the education of his two children further aggravated his…