Loan app harassment: Youth involved in cricket betting ends life
A youth belonging to Veleru village in NTR Krishna district, has died, allegedly by suicide, after he was unable to repay loans he took through a loan app for indulging in cricket betting.
Vijayawada: A youth belonging to Veleru village in NTR Krishna district, has died, allegedly by suicide, after he was unable to repay loans he took through a loan app for indulging in cricket betting.
Rohit was said to have taken a loan of Rs.2.5 lakh through a loan app and had sent repaid Rs.7 lakh through bank to one Raju over a 60-day period. He was allegedly harassed by one Joji Sunil of Hanuman Junction for repayment after which he consumed pesticide on January 4 and died while undergoing treatment in hospital on Friday.
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The youth’s father Kodandaramaiah approached the police seeking a thorough probe into the incident and also to keep a watch on cricket betting and online games to prevent recurrence of such incidents.
