more-inThe body of the 35-year-old farmer, who allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a channel of the Hemavathi River at Somalapura in Gubbi taluk of Tumakuru district, was retrieved by the personnel of the Fire and Emergency Services on Friday. The body of Cheluvaraju (35), who jumped into the channel demanding water be released to the tank in Somalapura, was retrieved around 6.45 a.m. on Friday. On Thursday, Somalapura villagers were diverting water from the leak in the channel into the tank. Cheluvaraju allegedly jumped into the channel demanding water be released to the tank around 11 a.m. They demanded compensation to the farmer's family and water to the Somalapura tank.

Source: The Hindu September 01, 2017 12:00 UTC