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Minister in-charge of Mandya territory N. Cheluvarayaswamy has announced a compensation of ₹5 lakh to the household of a husbandman from Moodanahalli colony successful K.R. Pet taluk, who succumbed to the pain injuries helium suffered during a self-immolation bid successful Mandya.
The farmer, Manjegowda, 55, tried to extremity his beingness by mounting himself connected occurrence aft dousing himself with petrol successful Mandya connected Monday. Though helium was admitted to Victoria Hospital successful Bengaluru for treatment, helium succumbed to burns, officials said.
Mr. Cheluvarayaswamy, who is besides Agriculture Minister, visited Victoria Hospital connected Wednesday and paid his respects to the deceased husbandman portion offering condolences to his household members.
According to a connection here, Manjegowda had been reportedly cultivating onshore connected Survey Number 103 of Mallenahalli successful K.R. Pet taluk belonging to to the Forest Department. As the onshore fell nether the Forest Department’s jurisdiction, the unit of the Department had informed Manjegowda that cultivation connected the onshore was not permitted.
Subsequently, Manjegowda had submitted an entreaty to the authorities that helium had a household of 10 members and did not person immoderate different land. However, upon verification of records, the connection said it was recovered that 4 acres and 1 gunta of onshore had been registered nether Manjegowda’s name.
The household members of Manjegowda besides informed the Minister that the deceased had taken a harvest indebtedness of ₹3.5 lakh from Karnataka Grameena Bank successful August 2014 and presently ₹7,79,13 remained unpaid.
The Minister, who announced a compensation of ₹5 lakh aft learning this, besides assured the grieving household that helium would sermon the contented with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and effort to supply them further compensation.
With respect to the onshore quality with the Forest Department, Mr. Cheluvarayaswamy informed the household members that a associated survey would beryllium conducted. If the survey recovered that the onshore did not beryllium to the Forest Department, the onshore would beryllium granted to the farmer’s family, helium said.
Deputy Commissioner of Mandya Kumar and different officials were contiguous connected the occasion.
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Meanwhile, JD (S) younker helping person Nikhil Kumaraswamy visited Victoria Hospital successful Bengaluru connected Wednesay and offered condolences to the bereaved family.
(Those having suicidal tendencies tin telephone Arogya Sahayavani helpline astatine 104.).
