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Mandya/Chamarajanagar: Unable to bear the harassment by lenders, Lohith Kumar, alias Naveen (35) of Valageremenasa village in K R Pete taluk of Mandya district in Karnataka, died by suicide as he hanged himself in his house on Saturday morning. In another incident in Chamarajanagar, a woman died by suicide due to distress over her husband’s loan burden.
“The lenders had visited Naveen’s house and assaulted him by grabbing his collar, demanding the interest. They had threatened to kill him. He had to repay Rs 5 lakh, including interest, on a Rs 2 lakh loan. Last week, Lohith filed a complaint, requesting more time to repay the loan. We had warned the lenders and had sought a one-month extension. However, they harassed him again before the deadline. We will investigate the case and take action," said K R Pete Town Police.
"There are rumours on social media that Lohith had taken a loan from a finance company. But, this is far from the truth,” said SP Mallikarjun Baladandi.
Woman takes own life in Chamarajanagar
In Kotekere village of Gundlupet taluk, a woman named Madevi (26) died by suicide as she hanged herself under distress over her husband's loan.
She left behind an eight-year-old child and husband Ningaraju. She was married to a man named Ningaraju who hailed from the same village. Ningaraju had availed a loan of Rs 5 lakh to build a new house. Worried about this, Madevi hanged herself using a saree, when no one was at their home, police said.
"There was a loan, but there was no harassment. My daughter committed suicide due to her worry over the loan," said the deceased's father, Rajanayak, at Begur Police Station.