Hyderabad: A 52-year-old farmer from Veldi village in Jangaon district died by suicide on Thursday after allegedly consuming pesticide in his fields, unable to cope with mounting debt. The deceased, N Yadagiri, was found semi-conscious near his agricultural well by his wife, Bhagya, around 10 am. According to her police complaint, the couple had argued the previous night over losses and debts from farming cotton and chilli crops. Yadagiri left for the fields around 7:30 am; when Bhagya brought him lunch later, she found him collapsed in their field.He was first taken to Jangaon govt hospital and later shifted to MGM Hospital in Warangal. Despite treatment, he died at 5 pm, said Raghunathpally sub-inspector D Naresh. Yadagiri’s sons, Akhil and Ajay, work in the private sector in Hyderabad. Bhagya alleged her husband was under severe financial stress due to agricultural losses. Villagers told police he owed nearly Rs 8 lakh, though no suicide note was found. Police have registered a suspicious death case under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The body was handed over to the family after postmortem on Friday.