A response to an RTI query has revealed that as many as 122 farmers committed suicide in Bengal’s West Medinipur district in 2021, but National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data mentioned no farmer committed suicide in the district.
'The Hindu' has reported on RTI replies revealing a high figure of deaths by suicide among farmers and farm labourers in Paschim Medinipur district. This is contrary to claims by the state government and the most recent NCRB report.
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