India, Jan. 15 -- The Uttarakhand Police has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the suicide of a 39-year-old farmer in Kathgodam who was allegedly cheated of Rs.4 crore in a land deal, police said.

The deceased, a resident of Paiga village in Udham Singh Nagar district, allegedly shot himself at a hotel in Gaulapar on the intervening night of January 10 and 11.

A video of him accusing a few people, including police personnel, in Kashipur of cheating him of Rs.4 crore in a land transaction, alleging that neither the land was provided nor his money returned, was shared on social media.

Around 12 police personnel, including three sub-inspectors, one assistant sub-inspector, one head constable and seven constables, who were...