Sugarcane farmer in B'lore kills himself after failing to sell crop

A sugarcane grower Chenne Gowda, 28, of Sagare village committed suicide after a firm that wanted to purchase his produce failed to turn up. Gowda’s body was found hanging from a tree in his field. Gowda had harvested sugarcane on April 18.

Bannari Amman Sugar Factory that was supposed to send a truck to collect the harvested sugarcane did not come for three days. Gowda had told his brother Revanna that if the truck does not reach on time, the sugarcane may dry up and may not fetch the right price. Since the company failed to show up for three days, Gowda committed suicide, Revanna stated in his complaint. 

Following the suicide, the police and deputy commissioner visited the spot. However, some relatives assaulted Additional Superintendent of Police (Mysore district) R Anand. Anand has been admitted to Apollo Hospital in Mysore.