Ahmedabad: Man assaulted by loan sharks

AHMEDABAD: A 28-year-old man from

Nikol

, Dharak Jani, lodged a complaint at Khokhra police station on Wednesday against five

persons

, including a moneylender, for assaulting him over repayment of money he had borrowed. Inspector Y S Gamit of Khokhra police said they are hunting for the accused.

According to the FIR, Jani rented an

Amul

parlour in Nikol five months ago. He stated he borrowed Rs 50,000 from Gaurav Chauhan.

“He was to repay Rs 1,250 every day. The complainant said he paid 30

instalments

and borrowed Rs 1 lakh more from Chauhan. Chauhan deducted the outstanding and gave him Rs 61,000 for a daily instalment of Rs 2,500,” said a police official. Jani stated that as he failed to pay seven instalments, Chauhan’s aide kidnapped him and took him to Chauhan’s office. There he was beaten there with a iron pipe.