India, Feb. 18 -- A case of abetment to suicide has been registered against four private microfinance companies after a man in Belagavi district died during treatment days after he attempted suicide allegedly due to "relentless pressure" from microfinance loan recovery agents, police said on Monday.

"The deceased, who had consumed poison on February 11, succumbed at a government hospital in Belagavi on Sunday night. Based on a complaint filed by his wife, a case under BNS section 108 (abetment to suicide) has been registered against four private finance companies and private money lenders. Since the ordinance does not specify sections, we have booked the accused under BNS provisions," Raibag police inspector Balappa Mantur said.

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