South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

Bengaluru, February 26: As many as 692 farmers committed suicide during last eleven months in Karnataka state in India. Revenue Department data shows, highlighting acute rural distress in the wake of persistent drought conditions said at least 692 farmers killed themselves between April 2023 and January 2024 in Karnataka state. The Haveri, Belagavi and Chikkamagaluru areas had the highest suicide rates, the data shows.