A 60-year-old debt-ridden farmer was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Gurdaspur's Rattar Chhatar village here, the police said today.
Rattan Singh went to his fields last night and later was found dead by villagers, they said.
The police said that he was suffering from depression for the last few months due to a mounting debt. Singh, who was the owner of a four acre agriculture land, owed Rs 11 lakh to money lenders and banks, they said.
Police have registered a case in this connection and investigating the matter.
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