Jaipur, Jun 16 (PTI) A 55-year-old man allegedly hanged himself from a tree in Rajasthan's Karauli district, with his son claiming that he took the extreme step after being harassed by a moneylender, police said on Thursday.

Kamalram Meena, resident of Sop village, allegedly died by suicide on Wednesday, they said.

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A case has been registered against the moneylender, Bharosi Lal Meena, under section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code on a complaint lodged by the victim's son Haricharan Meena.

Police said the body was handed over to the family after post-mortem on Thursday.

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