Harassed by money lenders, Gujarat teacher sells kidney

A teacher in Banaskantha district sold his kidney to pay off his debt to the money lenders who were tormenting him. The teacher also filed a case against four persons as the money-lenders continued to harass him even after he had cleared his debt.

Banaskantha:After facing continuous harassment at the hands of his money lenders, a Gujarat-based teacher sold off one of his kidneys. However, even after paying off the sum, he was pestered by the lenders who demanded more money. It is then, the teacher decided to lodge a police complaint and the matter came to light.

Rajabhai Purohit, a teacher in a primary school of Khoda village of Tharad had taken a loan of Rs 3 lakh from a private money lender. In just one year, the principal amount along with the interest doubled.

Unable to pay back the dues, he decided to sell his kidney.

Purohit advertised on the social media announcing to sell his kidney to the highest bidder.

A doctor from Sri Lanka expressed interest in buying the kidney, following which, Purohit went to the island nation and sold his kidney for Rs 15 lakh.

He then settled his account with the lenders including the principal and interest amount.

But, the moneylenders started demanding more money from him and started bothering him with increasing demands.

Unable to bear the mental torture, the teacher approached the police and filed a complained at the Tharad police station.

A case was registered against Harshad Vajir, Deva Rabari, Okha Rabari and Vashram Rabari who blended the money to Purohit. It is when the police began investigating the case it was confirmed that Purohit went to Sri Lanka.

The entry stamp on his passport corroborated the claim.

Purohit will now be put under medical examination to verify if one of his kidneys has indeed been removed.

The incident has brought to light the increasing instances of strong-arm tactics of private moneylenders to extract exorbitant interest rates from the borrowers.