India News | Man Attempts Suicide After Harassment by Money Lender
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A man allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison after being harassed by a loan shark in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said Saturday.
Muzaffarnagar, Oct 16 (PTI) A man allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison after being harassed by a loan shark in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said Saturday.
Sanjay Bajaj, a commission agent at a ‘sabzi mandi', had borrowed money at interest from Ashok and the two had a dispute over the interest rate, they said.
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Bajaj attempted suicide on Friday and was shifted to hospital for treatment.
Meanwhile, locals blocked the Saharanpur highway in protest against the loan shark.
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Additional Superintendent of Police OP Singh reached there along with other officers and pacified the protesters and restored the traffic.
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