UP farmer sets himself ablaze due to crop loss

A 25-year-old-farmer allegedly committed suicide by setting himself on fire after seeing his crops destroyed due to unseasonal rains and hailstorm, police said today.
The incident happened yesterday at Kothiya village in Madrak area of the district here, they said.
Kuldip visited his farm yesterday and returned in a state of shock after seeing his crops destroyed by untimely rains and hailstorm earlier this month, his family members said.
He locked himself up in a room and set himself afire, they said.
He was rushed to Nehru medical college hospital in a critical condition where he succumbed to his injuries late last night, police said.