Daijiworld Media Network - Karkala (JD/DV)
Karkala, Sep 14: A 63-year-old farmer ended his life here by shooting himself with a rifle here on Wednesday September 14. The incident took place at Tellaru in Durga village here.
The deceased is identified as Bhaskar Hegde of Tellaru, Nellabettu.
It is said that when his wife went to prepare tea, he shot himself dead. She heard the gunshot and rushed to find her husband dead.
It is alleged that financial crisis had led him to take the extreme step. However, the exact reason for the suicide is yet to be ascertained.
Rural station sub-inspector Tejaswi, circle Iispector Samapath, and DySP Vinayaprasad visited the spot.
Bhaskar was into organic farming. He had undertaken organic farming on his agricultural land. He was also a member of Durga panchayat and an active worker of the BJP.