A 66-year-old debt-ridden powerloom weaver allegedly committed suicide due to ‘financial distress’ in the textile town of Sircilla on Saturday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Siripuram Lakshminarayana, a resident of Rajivnagar.
Sources said that he took the extreme step as a result of his mounting debts. He used to work in a powerloom unit at Pragathinagar, sources added.
He is survived by his wife, who is suffering from paralysis, and two sons — one among them is married and another works as a medical representative in Hyderabad.
Meanwhile, BRS working president and Sircilla MLA K T Rama Rao consoled the bereaved family members on Saturday. He handed over ₹50,000 to them as interim relief on behalf of the BRS.
Reiterating his appeal to powerloom weavers and workers not to get disheartened, Mr Rao said: “The BRS will stand by you in these difficult times.”
(There is always someone to listen at: 040 66202000/2001 or 8142020033/44 in case of any emotional breakdown at this Hyderabad-based suicide prevention centre Roshini.)
