Farmer ‘commits suicide’

A farmer allegedly committed suicide here by consuming poison due to crop loss and mounting debts. Amiya Saha (45) was found dead in his field on Saturday night after he had consumed pesticide,sources said. He was rushed to Burdwan hospital,where he succumbed. Saha’s family said that “he had taken loans at high rate of interest for potato cultivation and was also unable to sell his paddy harvest.” “He was depressed for the last few days as he failed to sell his paddy harvest,and also his potato crop on eight bigha land suffered damage,” Saha’s wife Jharna said. The police and civil administration said Saha’s family is claiming that he committed suicide due to crop loss and mounting debts,and are investigating the matter.

Picnickers scuffle with police

Howrah: A group of picnickers had a scuffle with cops at Naopala in Howrah district on Sunday. Police said the personnel,deployed at the picnic spot on the bank of Rupnarayan under Bagnan police station,intervened when some girls of another group alleged of being teased by some allegedly drunk youths. As the youths turned on the policemen,a scuffle broke out.