The Sangli district police on Tuesday arrested 13 individuals together with cash lenders in reference to the suicide of 9 members of a household discovered lifeless at Mhaisal in Maharashtra, individuals conscious of the matter stated.
Police stated preliminary investigations indicated the household had an impressive mortgage of 1 crore borrowed in reference to their enterprise and was beneath strain to repay the principal and curiosity.
The 9 belonged to a household of two brothers, aged 56 and 49, their mom, 72, their wives, 45 and 48, and their 4 youngsters, the youngest of whom was 15 years outdated.
The our bodies had been present in two homes, about 1.5km aside, within the village over 350km from Mumbai.
“The household was discovering it troublesome to repay cash taken from numerous individuals, which was additionally talked about within the suicide notes. As a consequence of sustained humiliation after the household didn’t repay loans, they took the intense step,” stated Sangli superintendent of police Dikshit Gedam.
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These arrested had been recognized as Nandkumar Ramchandra Pawar (52), Rajendra Lakshman Bannne (50), Anil Lakshman Banne (35), Khanderao Shinde (37), Tatyasaheb Chougule (50), Shailesh Ramchandra Dhumal (56), Prakash Krushna Pawar (45) ), Sanjay Irappa Bagadi (51), Anil Balu Borade (48), Pandurang Shripati Ghorpade (56), Shivaji Laxman Kore (65), and Rekha Tatyasaheb Chougule (45). All are residents of Mhaisal.
A lot of the 25 suspects booked on Monday night beneath abetment to suicide cost are cash lenders working illegally in Sangli-Kolhapur belt.
Police have additionally invoked the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in opposition to the accused.
“Seven groups have been deployed in Sangli, Solpaur, Kolhapur and Karnataka looking for different suspects,” stated Gedam.
Amongst these on the run is Ashu Shailesh Dhumal, who’s the son of Shailesh Ramchandra Dhumal who has been arrested. The Sangli district police chief stated Ashu has been named in different legal instances in reference to personal cash lending earlier.
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