Hyderabad: Man ends life after humiliation over Rs 1,000 debt

A 28-year-old man died by suicide in Yousufguda, Hyderabad, after being humiliated in public over a small debt.

The victim, Bhukya Balaji, from Raghavapur in Suryapet district, was living in Jawaharnagar with his wife, Manasa. Another couple from his hometown, Saidulu and Durga, were also staying in the same area.

Police said that two years ago, Balaji had lent Rs 1,000 to Durga. On September 17, he met the couple at a market and asked them to return the money. Instead, they allegedly abused him, and Durga even hit him with her slipper in front of others.

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Upset by the humiliation, Balaji went home. On Thursday, when his wife was not at home, he hanged himself from a ceiling fan. Manasa later found him dead after noticing the door locked from inside.

Madhuranagar police have registered a case and started an investigation.

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