Chennai: A 23-year-old youth who got loan from a loan app and settled his loan sum killed himself reportedly after he was harassed and forced to pay more sum in Chennai on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old youth identified as Narendran killed himself in his room on Tuesday.
According to MGR Nagar police, Narendran’s family said that the deceased was harassed by loan app operators even after he settled the loaned amount. The family said that he received Rs 33,000 from the loan app. Later, he paid the borrowed sum.
However, the police, as per IANS said, Narendran borrowed Rs 50,000 from his family and settled the loan app but even after this the operators asked him to pay Rs 33,000 more and threatened and abused him verbally.
The loan app operators also reportedly sent him abusive messages and forwarded messages to his friends and relatives stating that he did not repay the loan money. The loan sharks also reportedly sent obscene, morphed images to his family.
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An officer with the MGR Nagar police station told IANS that they are investigating various loan apps found on his mobile phone. The loan apps found on his phone reportedly included Handy Loan, CashBeen, More Loan, HomeCash, Honey Loan, Yash Rupaya, Cash Tower, Buddy Cash and Future Credit, said a report on Business Today.
Several people have lost their lives in Tamil Nadu after loan app operators harassed and extorted money from them.
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The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) leader Dr S. Ramadoss called upon the government to take stringent action against the erring loan app operators.
In September, a couple identified as Colli Durga Rao and Lakshmi died by suicide due to harassment by loan apps to repay the sum. The couple reportedly took Rs 50,000 as loan from the apps. They also alleged that they would post morphed images of the couple on social media.
(With IANS inputs)