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Oct 10, 2019, 5 tweets

“If I don’t commit suicide,my father will;my family can’t even earn Rs1000(14 USD)a month...My parents can’t bear the burden of our marriages when we don’t have enough to eat. So I'm taking my life.”Thus read a #suicide note by 19y.o.Neha Bhopat who hanged herself in #Maharashtra

In the already distressed regions of #Vidarbha and #Marathwada in #Maharashtra, another tragedy has gone all but unnoticed: "altruistic" #suicides by the children of #debt-ridden #farmers. ruralindiaonline.org/articles/this-… @journohardy #WorldMentalHealthDay

@ReallySwara We hope this interests you!

@RichaChadha Hoping this report catches your attention.

@pbhushan1 We hope this report on the altruistic suicides by children of debt ridden farmers catches your attention.

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