Burdwan: One more potato farmer has committed suicide in West Bengal after being unable to repay his agricultural loans despite a bumper crop, taking the toll in the state to seven so far.

32-year-old Mrinal Kanti Sarkar consumed pesticide in his field at Nanoor in neighbouring Birbhum district on Monday. He was rushed to a local hospital and shifted to Burdwan Medical College and Hospital (BMCH) after his condition deteriorated, police said on Tuesday. He, however, died on Monday evening at BMCH, hospital sources said.