A 58-year-old farmer in Hardoi district, Uttar Pradesh, India, was found dead, allegedly by suicide, after enduring humiliation linked to a land records dispute with a local lekhpal. The incident occurred early Saturday morning, with the body discovered about 600 metres from his home. Family members claim the farmer had been seeking corrections to his land documents for nearly a year but faced repeated insults and was often dismissed as 'mad' by the lekhpal. Just a day before his death, he was again turned away from the lekhpal's office. The dispute originated from the chakbandi (land consolidation) process, which was cancelled due to local opposition, leading to discrepancies in the farmer's land records. Authorities have initiated an investigation, but no arrests have been made yet. The farmer is survived by his wife, three daughters, and two sons, all of whom are engaged in farming.