Wave of suicides engulfs Indian village: locals blame demons, science blames pesticides

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<p>‘A ti y village i ce tral I ia has see a prece e te 80 s ici es si ce the begi i g of the year. Locals blame it o emo spirits, b t some researchers say pestici es co l be behi wi esprea epressio .</p>
<p>The village of Ba i i Khargo e istrict has 320 families a each o e has lost at least o e family member to s ici e, the ewly electe hea of the village, Raje ra Siso iya, tol The Times of I ia.</p>
<p>Siso iya took over as hea of the village o ly after his co si Jeeva , the former hea , ha ge himself from a tree i fro t of his ho se. Siso iya’s mother a brother also took their ow lives.’</p>
<p><a href="https://www.rt.com/ ews/342170-i ia-c rse -village-s ici es/? tm_so rce=browser& tm_me i m=aplicatio _chrome& tm_campaig =chrome" target="_bla k">Rea more: Wave of s ici es e g lfs I ia village: locals blame emo s, scie ce blames pestici es</a></p>