India, Feb. 26 -- A farmer from Junagadi village under Rajnagar block in Odisha's Kendrapara district has allegedly died after facing prolonged harassment during the paddy procurement process.
The deceased has been identified as Trilochan Nayak. According to family members, he had received a message on January 16 to sell his paddy at the mandi. However, he reportedly ran from pillar to post for nearly 40 days, repeatedly visiting the cooperative society to complete the process.
Instead of procuring the crop at the mandi, he was asked to take his paddy to a rice mill. Trilochan transported his produce to the rice mill, where he allegedly had to wait for three days without proper food or water to get it unloaded.
Family members alleged ...