There was uproar on Thursday after a video surfaced showing a farmer attempting to take his own life at a cooperative society facility in Shahjahanpur district, reportedly upset over being unable to obtain fertilizer due to its alleged shortage.
The viral video is said to be from the Audapur cooperative society, where the farmer was seen trying to loop a rope around a ceiling fan and tightening it around his neck. The farmer alleged that authorities were distributing fertilizer only to select people, leaving marginal farmers like him without access. “That is why I am forced to commit suicide,” he said in the video. Locals intervened and stopped him from taking the extreme step.
