Over 1k farmer suicides in Marathwada for 2nd year in a row
For the second consecutive year, there have been over 1,000 farmer suicides in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra in less than 12 months. The collective figure of farmer suicides in 2015 was 1,130. The maximum number of deaths was recorded for the second consecutive year in Beed district at 214. The corresponding figure in 2015 had crossed the 300 mark.