Daijiworld Media Network - Chikkamagalur (MS)
Chikkamagalur, Sep 15: In a tragic incident that occurred on Saturday, September 14, a farmer, who had lost his house and property in the recent deluge, shot himself as he was distraught by the fact that he did not receive the promised compensation from the government.
Channappa Gowda (65), a resident of Kargadde village near Kalasa in the district is the person who killed himself. He had lost his farmland in the recent deluge as a huge hillock had slid and fallen on his farm.
Though the compensation was assured by the administration, he had not received it. Frustrated by this fact, Channappa shot himself on Saturday.
A case in this regard is registered at Kalasa police station.