Overview
- Police said doctors at Chandrapur Medical College and Hospital confirmed the complainant has only one kidney after a medical examination.
- Six alleged moneylenders have been arrested in the case, with five remanded to police custody until December 20 under extortion and Maharashtra Money-lending Act provisions.
- Officials said the probe includes sonography documentation, checks of the complainant’s passport that show travel to Cambodia, and review of financial transactions.
- The farmer alleges he underwent tests in Kolkata before a kidney removal surgery in Phnom Penh on October 14, 2024, receiving roughly Rs 8 lakh.
- Reported figures on the debt differ, with a widely cited Rs 74 lakh claim contrasted by an FIR timeline of Rs 12.25 lakh borrowed and Rs 48.53 lakh repaid, which police say they are verifying.