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The reason behind the suicide was yet to be ascertained, police said. (File Photo)

A 44-year-old farmer died by suicide at his farm in Maharashtra’s Latur district on Sunday, his birthday, police said. Vilas Subhash Kurhade had left home saying he was going to the farm, where his body was later found hanging from a mango tree.

The reason behind the suicide was yet to be ascertained, police said. An Accidental Death Report was registered at Renapur police station. Parts of Latur have been declared drought-affected by the Maharashtra government due to poor monsoon rainfall.

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