Noida: Garlic Vendor Stripped, Assaulted By Commission Agent For Failing To Repay Rs 3,100 Loan

The vendor, who had taken the loan around a month ago, was assaulted when he went to repay Rs 2,500 of the Rs 5,600 to the commission agent.

A 35-year-old garlic vendor was stripped and assaulted by a commission agent and his aides as he was unable to pay off a part of a Rs 5,600 loan, PTI reported. The incident occurred on Monday when the vendor went to pay Rs 2,500 and requested the agent for more time to gather the rest of the money. The vendor, who had taken the loan around a month ago, owns a garlic cart and used to ply his trade at the vegetables market in Sector 88.

Additional DCP (Central Noida) Rajiv Dixit said two persons, including the commission agent, were arrested, PTI reported.

The vendor said he went repay Rs 2,500 of the Rs 5,600 but the agent called his accountant and two labourers to the shop and thrashed him. 

"They held me inside the shop and stripped me of my clothes before assaulting me with sticks and hurling abuses at me," the vendor, who hails from Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh, said. Later, the man was sent out of the shop in the road without any clothes.

A video of the incident surfaced on social media in which the vendor was seen being forced to strip while expletives were being hurled at him.

Additional DCP Dixit said an FIR was lodged in the case on Monday itself under relevant provisions of the law.

"Sundar Singh, the main accused, and his aide Bhagandas Singh have been arrested. Those missing will also be arrested soon and the strictest action taken against them as per law," Dixit said.  

Rajiv Dixit said three teams were formed to arrest the accused. The men were arrested using CCTV footage and electronic surveillance.

The FIR has been lodged under IPC sections 323, 342, 357, 504, 506 and under Section 66E of the Information Technology Act, the police said.