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A 40-year-old antheral was arrested by the Erode South constabulary connected charges of verbally abusing a woman, threatening her household and demanding repayment of an alleged indebtedness magnitude carrying exorbitant interest.
The accused, Krishnakumar of Veerappanchatiram, was arrested and remanded successful judicial custody connected Tuesday nighttime (June 16, 2026) pursuing a ailment lodged by Suguna, 39, of Surampatti.
According to the police, the complainant had borrowed tiny sums ranging from ₹5,000 to ₹10,000 from the accused since 2024 for concern and household expenses. She alleged that though she had been repaying the magnitude regularly implicit the past 2 years, the accused insisted that she wage ₹3.5 lakh to adjacent the account.
The pistillate further alleged that connected June 16, Krishnakumar came to her residence astatine Old Kongu School Compound successful Surampatti, abused her successful a nationalist spot and threatened to termination her household if she failed to wage the magnitude wrong 2 months.
Based connected the complaint, the Erode South constabulary registered a lawsuit nether Sections 296(b) and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act.
