BHOPAL: Two farmers died in tragic fallout of demonetisation of high-value currency notes within 12 hours after standing in unending queues at banks in remote areas of Madhya Pradesh taking the toll to seven in 30 days.The first incident was reported from Hoshangabad district on Wednesday morning where a 45-year-old farmer – Laxman Mehra – committed suicide after cash starved bank reportedly failed to honour his withdrawal slip. Second death was reported from Shivpuri district where an ailing farmer – Kamal Vanshkar – collapsed while remaining in queue in front of the bank for more than four hours.Mehra’s body was recovered from his farmland in the morning. Hoshangabad district congress president Pusphraj Patel who visited his house said that Mehra had gone to withdraw cash from the bank to repay overdue instalment of his tractor loan."Lok adalat had sent a legal notice to him for the default. When he got some money credited to his account from the mandi against his crops and went to the bank for withdrawal, officials displayed a board of 'no cash'. He probably got tensed and committed suicide,” Patel told TOI. The Congress leader lives around 6 km away from Mehra’s house. The matter is being investigated by the police. Mehra is survived by a 17-year-old daughter, 14-year-old son and wife.In the second incident, Kamal Vanshkar, 65, died in Shivpuri district while standing in a queue for four hours to withdraw cash from the bank for doctor's fee. The bank was having a long queue. This is sixth death in the tragic fallout of demonetisation of high-value currency notes as hassled people continued to descend on banks.Kamal Vanshkar is a resident of Rajapur village – located 90 km from the district headquarters. Kamal Vanshkar who was suffering from a cardiac problem had gone to Khaniadana branch of a nationalised bank to withdraw cash from his saving account for treatment.His village was 7 km from the bank. His son Mahendra told media that they were standing in queue since 8 am. He fell unconscious at around 12.30 pm. Local residents gathered in huge number and referred him to a government hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival. His son told media that influential people in the region were getting cash from bank without standing in queue."He was standing in the line since 8 am. The bank manager was allowing some rich people inside while many other poor farmers and villagers were standing outside awaiting their turn," deceased’s nephew Arvind told local media. Family members claim that Kamal Vanshkar had received his old age pension and funds for construction of toilet credited to his account and wanted to withdraw this money for his treatment.Police reached the spot after villagers staged protest and sent the body for post-mortem. Officials said the matter is being investigated.Including these two farmers, deaths of seven people are now being linked to demonetisation. First victim was a 69-year old retired employee of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) who died while he was waiting in a long queue outside a bank in Makronia locality of Sagar district on November 13. Vinay Kumar Pandey, suffered a heart attack after standing for around 30 minutes in a queue and was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.Later, on November 14, it was alleged that Rekha, 32, a resident of Morena district, suffering from severe joint pains was left with no medicines. Her husband went to different medical stores but they refused to accept the scrapped Rs 500 notes he was carrying, forcing him to return empty-handed. Unable to get timely medicines, Rekha allegedly committed suicide.Again on November 17, a 23-year old youth Sanjay Prajapat died of cardiac arrest while standing in a queue at a bank to exchange old currency notes. Prajapat’s family needed money to buy essential goods so he went to the Central Bank of India branch for exchanging notes.On November 18, two people died in Bhopal and Chhatarpur districts. A State Bank of India cashier died of heart attack while on duty at a branch in Bhopal. Purushottam Vyas, cashier at SBI’s Ratibad branch complained of chest pain at 5 pm and died within minutes.A farmer from Chhatarpur district, Halke Lodhi committed suicide allegedly after he was left with no cash to buy fertilisers. Lodhi’s kin alleged had he been able to exchange old notes from bank branch he would not have committed suicide.