India, July 4 -- A 33-year-old man died by suicide in Puducherry, allegedly due to relentless pressure put by private moneylenders to pay an exorbitant interest of Rs.38,000 per month on a loan of Rs.3.8 lakhs.

The victim was a local functionary of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), a political outfit floated by Tamil actor Vijay.

The deceased, who also worked at a chicken shop to support his family apart from owning a small business, was left paralysed due to an accident. His immobility left him in no condition to work; thus, he was unable to repay the loan.

According to police sources quoted in an NDTV report, the victim named several moneylenders in his suicide note who allegedly drove him to take the extreme step. In one of the in...