NASHIK, Dec 1: Preliminary investigations into the death of Sudam, a farmer's son, on November 27, have revealed that frustration due to unemployment led him to commit suicide after killing his wife.Sudam, the only son of a farmer, Hiraman Ragho Bhoye from Takyachapada hamlet in Dindori taluka, was a graduate and was married to Yamuna, pregnant when she died, about six months ago.He happens to be the first graduate from his village and dreamt of a `white collar job'. He, however, failed to bag a salaried profession despite dogged efforts.Last year, he had even been called for recruitment as a police constable, but was rejected. Frustrated, Sudam turned back reluctantly to work on his father's farm.On the fateful day, Yamuna was last seen going to Sudam with his lunch in the afternoon. Sudam's cousin, Daulat Sakharam Bhoye, found Sudam and Yamuna in the Dahive forest, with wounds on their bodies. Yamuna was dead, while Sudam was unconscious. He was rushed to hospital where he died on November29.Investigations have revealed that Sudam forced his wife to consume insecticide and assaulted her with an axe when she refused. When she died he consumed the poison and even inflicted wounds on himself.Four suicide notes were reportedly found on his person, expressing his frustration. One of the notes said `he was fed up with life as his education had failed in securing a job for him'.In another note he stated tht he was worried about the repayment of loans availed for digging the borewell and buying a pump. In two others, he blamed the government for his plight. According to officials who are investigating the case, the notes were not dated and that they were written over a period of time.Sudam's parents recalled that he was an introvert as a child. They particularly mentioned that he was very sensitive person.The Nashik district collector, Manoj Saunik, told The Indian Express, that the total loans outstanding on the family was Rs 25,000, out of which Rs 15,000 had been borrowed fromthe local credit cooperative society and Rs 10,000 from the Nashik Merchants' Cooperative Bank. Saunik said that neither the bank nor the society had threatened attachment or a severe action on the non repayment of loans. One notice, was however, sent by the cooperative society asking him to repay the loan by December 31.Saunik further said that Rs 10,000 had been given to Sudam's family from the National Family Assistance Scheme. He said that considering that the family owned two acres of irrigated land it was difficult to believe that the loan of Rs 25,000 was the reason for Sudam's extreme step.
