A 39-year-old dealer allegedly died by suicide after incurring losses of almost Rs 70 lakh via on-line betting and fertilizer buying and selling in Nirmal district. Police stated monetary misery drove him to devour pesticide. A case has been registered and investigation is beneath manner
Revealed Date – 25 January 2026, 12:00 AM
Nirmal: A 39-year-old dealer died, allegedly by suicide, after struggling losses of almost Rs 70 lakh in on-line betting and fertilizer buying and selling at Ranapur village in Sarangapur mandal on Friday. Nevertheless, the incident got here to gentle on Saturday.
Police stated Srikanth Jadav Prem Kumar took the intense step by consuming pesticide after being distressed over heavy monetary losses incurred via on-line betting and his fertilizer enterprise.
His physique was discovered by shepherds in an open space on the outskirts of Chincholi (B) village on Saturday morning.
Prem Kumar is survived by his spouse, two daughters and a son.
In response to the police, regardless of repeated warnings from his father, Prem Kumar continued to take a position massive sums in on-line betting functions after turning into addicted, finally struggling losses of round Rs 70 lakh. He had been working a fertilizer store in Nirmal, which he later shut down following the monetary disaster, and was staying at Ranapur.
A case has been registered and investigation is on.
