Deceased Gurpreet Singh (file photo)
By Devanand Sharma
Jaito (Faridkot), December 5, 2017: A son of a debt-ridden marginal farmer of village Ramoowala (Delianwali) near here allegedly committed suicide as his family was unable to pay his college fee.
The deceased identified as Gurpreet Singh (18) was elder of the two sons of farmer Kaur Singh. He was a second semester BA student at a Bathinda college.
An inconsolable, Kaur Singh told that he could not arrange admission fee for his son as he was under acute financial strain due to over Rs 1.50 lakh outstanding bank loan. His son had been looking quite depressed due to lack of money.
On the fateful day, Gurpreet left home saying he was going to their agricultural field. On being informed by a fellow villager, the family and other prominent villagers rushed to the field and found the body of Gurpreet hanging from a tree.
Kaur Singh owns one and half acre agricultural land.