Gorakhpur (UP): A 50-year-old Dalit man committed suicide here by hanging himself after an alleged harassment over an outstanding loan, said police on Tuesday.
The deceased, a resident of Ambadkar Nagar in the Pipiganj police station area, had borrowed Rs 40,000 from a finance company about a year ago and was diligently repaying it, they said.
The deceased’s family claimed that persistent pressure was put on him to pay the final instalment and this became unbearable following which he took this step on Monday, police said.
Pipiganj Station House Officer (SHO) PP Singh said that Bharti’s body has been sent for post-mortem examination.
The cause of death will be determined once the report is received, he added.
The SHO said further action will be taken based on the findings of the report, adding the allegations of the family will be investigated.
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