CHENNAI: A 25-year-old man was arrested for allegedly harassing a 49-year-old woman to settle a loan she did not take.
A release from the Greater Chennai Police said the woman, in her complaint said that on February 20, a man and a woman, pretending to be advocates from the Madras High Court, called her on the mobile number she has been using for over 15 years, claiming she had taken a loan and failed to repay it.
The release further said the calls continued on February 23 and when the complainant questioned the repeated harassment despite her denial of ever securing a loan, the man spoke to her in an obscene manner, causing her further mental distress. The victim then first filed an online complaint on February 25 following which a person claiming to be an advocate allegedly threatened her for filling a complaint. She then filed an in-person complaint on February 26.
Saran, a resident of Porur. was arrested following an investigation that revealed he worked as a third-party loan recovery agent for a private firm in the Ambattur Industrial Estate. He allegedly posed as a lawyer and falsely claimed to be calling from the high court to threaten the people, including those who had not taken any loans.