Kadaba: Kushalappa Gowda (53) from Kolya in the taluk took his life on Wednesday, October 10 at his home, reportedly since he was mired in debts.
Kushalappa had previously raised loans for undertaking agricultural development activities from different sources but could not repay it later due to poor yield.
On Wednesday, when his family went to attend an event organised in a relative’s house, he hung himself from the roof of his house. He leaves behind his wife and four daughters.