Members of the Villupuram District Farmers Association on Wednesday, blocked the road in front of the Collectorate demanding a judicial probe into the death of a farmer who ended his life allegedly after recovery agents of a private firm humiliated his family for loan default.
L. Chinnadurai, 23, a farmer of Devanur, ended his life by suicide on Sunday after recovery agents of a private finance firm seized the family’s tractor.
Protesting against the incident, over 50 farmers led by P. Kalivaradhan, president of the Association, blocked traffic on the Tiruchi Road demanding the Government to order a judicial probe into the death of Chinnadurai. They raised slogans against the private firm and demanded the arrest of the recovery agents.
