A garment merchant from Mulund ended his life after being allegedly physically harassed by two moneylenders.
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Mulund police, which registered the case, said that the deceased, identified as Bhavik Dand (32), had left behind a suicide note blaming the two individuals.
Cops said the deceased had taken a loan from two moneylenders Mayur and Razak, as per the note on a 1 per cent daily interest.
The note alleges that the duo called Dand to a wedding function on March 15, where they stripped him and physically assaulted him from 10.30 pm to 2.30 am the next day.
Dand sold his shop for more than Rs 1 crore, as he had to pay interest due to the moneylenders.
'Friend&rsquo;s debt' However, the victim&rsquo;s family stated that it was his friend who had actually taken the loan. Kalpesh Dand, the deceased&rsquo;s brother said, &ldquo;My brother&rsquo;s friend had taken a loan of Rs 10 lakh from Razak and Mayur on a daily interest basis, in which he (Bhavik) had been the only witness. Since his friend ran away after taking the loan, my brother had to pay on his behalf.&rdquo;
According to Kalpesh, his brother had already sold his shop two years ago to pay off the debt. He also gave the moneylenders his life&rsquo;s savings. Kalpesh further added, &ldquo;Because of this interest, he had to pay R15k-18k per day to these money lenders, as he had already paid them more than a crore.&rdquo;
When asked whether they knew of Dand being stripped and assaulted, he said, &ldquo;Nobody had a clue that any such incident took place.&rdquo; The deceased is survived by his wife and three daughters, who live in a home on Ganesh Gaure Road in Mulund (West).
Mulund police officials registered a case of abetment to suicide yesterday and detained four people. Senior Inspector Phoolsingh Pawar from Mulund police station said, &ldquo;We have registered the offence under Section 306 (abetment to suicide) and we are investigating the matter. If the two are found guilty, we will definitely arrest them.&rdquo;

The garment merchant from Mulund has named two moneylenders in his suicide note and alleged that they stripped and physically assaulted him on March 15 at a wedding

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