{
  "id": 14214239,
  "title": "Farmers stop youth from jumping from signpost during protest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/farmers-stop-youth-from-jumping-from-signpost-during-protest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T13:56:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/farmers-stop-youth-from-jumping-from-signpost-during-protest/article71579590.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During a sugarcane farmers' protest in Hattargi village, Belagavi district, on Tuesday (October 13), a 25-year-old named Laxmikant Mardi attempted to jump from the top of a signpost pole. The young man had climbed halfway up the pole when witnesses noticed him and managed to pull him down. Mardi expressed his distress over the Union government's failure to meet farmers' demands, stating that he intended to end his life to draw attention to their plight. He lamented the lack of remunerative prices for farmers. Senior activists intervened, consoling Mardi and urging him to continue non-violent protests until their demands were addressed. For those in distress or experiencing suicidal thoughts, helplines are available 24/7: KIRAN at 1800-599-0019 or Arogya Sahayavani at 104.",
  "summary": "Laxmikant Mardi, 25, of Tukkanatti village, had climbed the pole halfway when someone noticed him and pulled him down.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}