In a shocking incident, a money lender took away a borrower’s wife in Vaddepally village of Yedapally mandal (Andhra Pradesh) as the latter failed to repay the loan.
The incident came to light on Thursday when the victim, Arolla Chiranjivi, 35, lodged a complaint with the police.
According to the police, Chiranjivi had borrowed `19,000 last year for constructing a house from one Bakkanna of Nakkalagutta village in Korutla mandal of Karimnagar district. He had partially repaid the amount.
However, on November 30, Bakkanna came to Vaddepally and asked Chiranjivi to pay the balance with interest. As Chiranjivi did not have the money with him, Bakkanna reportedly forcefully took Mamata, Chiranjivi’s wife, with him. Bakkanna even threatened to sell Mamata for `50,000 if the outstanding amount was not repaid.
When all his efforts to have his wife released failed, Chiranjivi approach-ed Yedapally police and lodged a complaint against the money lender.
Speaking to this newspaper, Yedapally police sub-inspector Sudhakar said that they have taken Bakkanna into custody and Mamata was freed on Thursday. He said that Chiranjivi and Bakkana are relatives. No kidnapping charge was filed as it was a “family affair,” Mr Sudhakar opined, adding that the police was verifying the details.