Patna, June 6: The mass suicide of five persons of a family in Bihar's Samastipur has triggered political war in the state.
Leader of the opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said, "All 5 members of a poor family in Samastipur died by suicide after suffering from poverty, hunger, financial crisis, inflation, unemployment and misery." Kanpur Violence: UP Police Releases Posters of 40 Stone-Pelting Rioters; Seeks Information on WhatsApp
He said further, "This unfortunate incident is extremely painful and heart-wrenching. This is a slap and a black spot on the double engine government."
Reacting to it, CM Nitish Kumar said: "It was an extremely unfortunate incident that happened in Samastipur. We have directed the authority to investigate the matter immediately."
Hriday Kant, the SP of Samastipur said: "Preliminary investigation reveals that the victim Manoj Jha, 45, had taken a loan of Rs 3 lakh from various lenders and was unable to repay them."
Sources have said that the entire family was in distress over loans as the lenders were demandihtml&text=Bihar+Mass+Suicide%3A+Tejashwi+Yadav+Says%2C+%E2%80%98Family+Members+Died+By+Suicide+After+Suffering+From+Poverty%2C+Financial+Crisis%2C+Unemployment%E2%80%99&via=latestly" title="Tweet">