A woman was gunned down in Uthai Thani’s Thap Than district on Sunday in a murder police believe is linked to her debts.
The bullet-riddled body of Pankreu Padsri, 45, was found next to her motorcycle on the road.
According to an initial probe, Pankreu made a living buying bai pratuan from farmers at discounted prices.
A bai pratuan is a document farmers receive after they sell their rice under the government mortgage scheme.
The paper is then exchanged for cash at the state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives.
The victim alledgedly borrowed millions of baht from a local politician to buy bai pratuan, but failed to pay back the debt after receiving money from the bank, police said.
Residents told police that some lenders had on several occasions asked her to pay the debt, which triggered heated quarrels.
The victim was well aware that she was not safe, the residents told police.
A police investigation is under way to track down the attackers, the Bangkok Post reported.
