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Solapur Shaken: Debt Mountain, Series of Crises Lead 18-Year-Old to Suicide
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News18•30-09-2026, 09:35
Solapur Shaken: Debt Mountain, Series of Crises Lead 18-Year-Old to Suicide
- •An 18-year-old farmer, Prathamesh Anil Kharat, died by suicide in Bibbidarfal, Solapur district.
- •Two years ago, his father passed away, leaving the responsibility of the farm and family on young Prathamesh.
- •Just fifteen days prior, two Jersey cows died from snakebite, the well dried up, and debt accumulated.
- •Overwhelmed by continuous crises and the thought, "How will I farm now?", Prathamesh ended his life.
- •The incident has caused widespread sorrow in Bibbidarfal village and the entire Solapur taluka.
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Prathamesh Anil Kharat, an 18-year-old young farmer from Bibbidarfal in Solapur district, hanged himself with a scarf from an iron angle in his field on the night of September 28 after becoming completely overwhelmed by a succession of family and financial crises.
Prathamesh faced multiple hardships, including the tragic death of his father two years prior when a bullock cart fell on him, severe drought conditions that dried up his well, a heavy mountain of debt, and the loss of his two Jersey cows from snakebites just fifteen days before the incident.
Prathamesh Kharat is survived by his mother and his brother, leaving the family exposed and deeply grieving following the heartbreaking incident in Bibbidarfal village.
