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Farmer ends life in Sangli, blames pvt money lenders

Kolhapur: Narayan Pralhad Waghmare, a farmer from Miraj taluka of Sangli district, committed suicide on Tuesday as private money lenders were allegedly harassing. He left behind a suicide note blaming two men, against whom an offence has been registered.

Miraj police said that Waghmare, who also used to run a shop in the village, ended his life by hanging himself at his residence using a nylon rope.

Narayan is survived by his father, wife, a son and a married daughter.

After Narayan’s death, his brother Anil lodged a police complaint stating that Narayan was being harassed by the two men from whom he had taken money to purchase one-acre land and a borewell.

Preliminary investigation has revealed that two men were asking Narayana to pay even after he had paid the interest and principal amount to them.

Anil has told the police that his brother was under stress as he left that he would never be able to repay the two men.

Based on the complaint and the suicide note, Miraj police have registered an offence against two men, who are from nearby villages - for abetting the suicide and Maharashtra Private Money Lending (Regulation) Act. Miraj police said that both the suspects were absconding.

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