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Debt-ridden man dies by suicide

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE/ Haldwani
In latest news from Uttarakhand,a father of five daughters from Lalkuan near Haldwani is suspected to have committed suicide by hanging himself in his room. According to police,the deceased has been identified as Jivan Das (42) from Bengali Colony in Ghoranala and he worked as a contractor with a local paper mill. Asked about the motive, police said that it might be attributed to his mounting debt. He had borrowed a large sum of money to marry off his eldest daughter which he failed to repay. So, he had been under great mental stress, police informed.