UP farmer, 60, faints, dies of heart attack after seeing paddy crop destroyed by rain

Bareilly: Unable to bear the extensive damage to his paddy crop due to incessant rain, a 60-year-old farmer fainted and died on his farm in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district on Sunday. The family of the farmer, Raees Khan, said that he was shocked when he saw the paddy crop that he had planted in his 10 bigha land completely submerged. He suffered a heart attack and fell down. His family later found his body in the field.

Khan’s cousin said that he was a heart patient and was suffering from severe stress during the paddy season. Incessant rainfall has affected paddy crops of many farmers in the region. The cumulative loss suffered by the farmers is still being tabulated, officials said.

Meanwhile, speaking to TOI on Monday, Shahbad station house officer Sanjay Tomar, under whose jurisdiction the area where the incident took place falls, said, “The family did not inform us about his death. If they approach us, we will take appropriate steps to assist them. We came to know about the incident from the local villagers.”

On whether the farmer was under pressure to repay any loan, Shahbad tehsildar Dinesh Kumar said, “We are trying to ascertain this fact. As of now, we are not aware if he had taken a loan. If his family follows the autopsy procedure and other formalities, then they may get some financial support under the relevant government scheme.”


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