Bengaluru woman kidnapped, assaulted over 1.5 lakh debt; 3 arrested
· India · Indian Express, India Today, Hindustan Times
Bengaluru police arrested Reshma Banu, her husband Suhail, and an individual named Nazath for kidnapping and assaulting a woman over a money dispute. The victim reportedly owed 1 lakh to Reshma Banu and 50,000 to Nazath, which she was paying in monthly installments until recently. On August 27, Nazathion the woman under the guise of offering work, where she was allegedly attacked with a knife before taken to a house near Kumbalgodu and held for three days. The victim also accused the trio of recording a nude video and threatening to circulate it if the debt remained uncovered.
Why it matters
The incident highlights extreme violence associated with private debt collection and the use of digital extortion as a tactic in urban areas.
Read the original report — Indian Express
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