KOLHAPUR: A private money lender and his accomplice were booked by the Juna Rajwada police on Tuesday for allegedly attacking a man for not repaying the loan amount he had borrowed.
Both have been booked under several sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Maharashtra Moneylending Act, police said.
The incident took place in the
Devkar
Panand area of the city on Tuesday evening, said police, adding that the victim has been identified as Sanjay Sambhaji Ghule (46), a resident of
Phulewadi
area of the city. He works with a silver ornament making factory based in Kolhapur.
“In 2019, Ghule had borrowed a sum of Rs 1 lakh from one of the suspects at a monthly rate of around 10%. He had paid the interest amounting to Rs 25,000 till February 2020. Since March, he could not pay the interest as he was staying at home due to
lockdown
and had not received his salary. On May 5, when he was roaming near Devkar Panand after relaxation in lockdown rules, the moneylender and his friend approached him and demanded their money back. Ghule told them that he was unable to clear the dues due to lockdown and will clear the dues soon,” police said.
“The argument soon turned violent and the suspect attacked Ghule on his head with a sharp weapon before fleeing from the spot,” police added.
Soaked in blood, Ghule managed to reach the Juna Rajwada police station and narrated the entire incident to on-duty police officials, said an officer attached with the Juna Rajwada police station.
“We immediately admitted Ghule to the Chhatrapati Pramila Raje (CPR) civil hospital and have booked the duo under relevant sections of the IPC. We have launched a search operation to nab the suspects,” he said.
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