Thane: A case was registered against a 50-year-old farmer who allegedly tried to commit suicide over financial crunch at Murbad town in the district, police said on Friday.

Barku Valku Thackeray, a resident of Koltan village, consumed pesticide on May 26 over loan burden, Police Inspector (PI) Ashok Amle of Murbad police station said. He was rushed to a hospital where he was treated and his life was saved, the PI said.