Farmer attempt suicide amidst protests condemning police in Tirupur

Tirupur : A farmer who was part of the road roko conducted by farmers in Tirupur today to condemn the police for breaking their toddy tapping pots attempted suicide allegedly due to the rude behaviour of the police. The farmer was immediately rushed to the hospital.

Members of various farmers organisations protested near the DSP office in Palladam today condemning the police for breaking the pots tied in their farms for toddy tapping and for registering false cases against them. The protesters demanded that they should be allowed to do toddy tapping in their farms and they attempted to siege DSP's office. 

Later, Police who came there allegedly abused the farmers and behaved rudely with them. Depressed, Mahesh, a farmer from here attempted suicide drinking an insecticide. 

Mahesh was immediately taken to Government hospital, Pongallur for treatment. Later he was shifted to private hospital for better treatment.