Bhubaneswar, Oct. 26 -- A shrimp farmer from Gurubai village in Puri district of Odisha allegedly died by suicide after facing pressure over a dispute related to shrimp farming. His family has accused Nuapada outpost officer Manaranjan Das and others of harassing him and failing to resolve the dispute.

Das has been transferred to Puri district headquarters following the allegations, said police.

Panchanan Sitha had approached the Nuapada outpost over a dispute between shrimp farmers and a businessman. His son, Priya Ranjan Seth, alleged that his father had been under pressure from the outpost officer and Dilip Pradhan for the past two months.

"My father had been facing pressure from the Nuapada outpost officer and Dilip Pradhan for the...