Overview

• I. Ravi Naik, 40, reportedly ingested pesticide around 9 a.m. Monday in his field near Jadcherla after losses from poor cotton yields and debt.
• He was first taken to a local facility and referred to the Mahabubnagar district hospital by 11 a.m., where relatives say they were told no beds were available.
• The family took him to NIMS at about 1:30 p.m., waited until roughly 5 p.m., and was advised to shift to Gandhi Hospital due to a lack of beds.
• He was admitted to Gandhi Hospital and died during treatment at about 5:30 p.m., according to the reports.
• BRS leader T. Harish Rao blamed the Congress-led State government and said the delay amounted to murder, while no official response was cited in the coverage.