Police lenient towards usurers, says forum

‘Usury menace is high in many villages in Dindigul district’

The police were not taking stern action against usury menace and not registering cases against those moneylenders even if complaints were lodged against them, said members of Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF) who staged a demonstration along with cadres of Communist Party of India (Marxist) in front of the Collectorate here on Tuesday. Citing an instance, the protesters said that despite lodging a complaint with Vedasandur police Inspector on January 27, no action was taken against usury menace. The DSP also had not questioned his subordinates for the inaction. The usurers, who lent money in the range of ₹25,000 and ₹50,000 to people belonging to the Scheduled Caste communities, had collected several lakhs of rupees as interest over the years and refused to return the bonds even after the principal was paid.