DAVANAGERE: A man attempted to commit suicide by consuming poison in front of the Police Superintendent’s office here on Tuesday, alleging that his relatives and bank officials had cheated him and farmers of crores of rupees.

The victim, identified as Shivalingaiah, a resident of Gadiguddal village in Harappanahalli taluk, was running a fertilizer shop and buying maize and ragi from farmers. Due to illness, he entrusted the shop’s management to his relatives, who allegedly cheated him and the farmers of Rs 5.55 crore by forging his signature and siphoning off funds.

A case was registered in 2022 at the KJT Nagar police station in Davanagere, and the then-SP C B Rishyant led the investigation, recovering Rs 2.68 crore from the accused and returning it to the farmers. However, Shivalingaia

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