<p>The police, in a massive drive, cracked down on moneylenders charging ‘Meter Baddi’-exorbitant interest rates, and arrested 956 people, director general and inspector general of police Om Prakash said on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“As many as 1,177 cases were registered and 956 persons were arrested. Based on information, lenders charging exorbitant interest rates, were rounded up and arrested.” <br />“In July alone, around 1,106 cases were registered and 888 persons were arrested. The highest cases were registered in Mandya and Mysuru. <br /><br />The drive was carried out after a spate of recent farmers suicides. More such drives will be carried out and people lending money at high interest rates will be punished as per the law,” added the officer.<br /><br />Many farmers across the State committed suicide after they were unable to bear the ‘torture’ from moneylenders. They were also unable to pay the high interest rates. <br /></p>
<p>The police, in a massive drive, cracked down on moneylenders charging ‘Meter Baddi’-exorbitant interest rates, and arrested 956 people, director general and inspector general of police Om Prakash said on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“As many as 1,177 cases were registered and 956 persons were arrested. Based on information, lenders charging exorbitant interest rates, were rounded up and arrested.” <br />“In July alone, around 1,106 cases were registered and 888 persons were arrested. The highest cases were registered in Mandya and Mysuru. <br /><br />The drive was carried out after a spate of recent farmers suicides. More such drives will be carried out and people lending money at high interest rates will be punished as per the law,” added the officer.<br /><br />Many farmers across the State committed suicide after they were unable to bear the ‘torture’ from moneylenders. They were also unable to pay the high interest rates. <br /></p>
