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Indian man 'abducts' friend's wife over unpaid INR500

Woman refusing to 'return' despite repeated requests, husband claims

News Desk September 26, 2018 Less than a minute read

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Police commissioner DC responded to the man's sit-in has asked the police to resolve the issue upon at the earliest. PHOTO: AFP

An Indian man staged a sit-on before a bureaucrat's office to 'obtain' his wife from a 'friend' who 'abducted' her over an unpaid INR500-loan, Times of India reported on Wednesday.

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Basavaraj Konannavar, a resident of Murakibhavi village in the Indian state of Karnataka became friends with Mudakanatti village-resident Ramesh Hukkeri when the two worked at a hotel in Shahapur. Konannavar's wife Parvati, also used to work alongside the two at the establishment. In 2011, Parvati, who was also 'close' Hukkeri, married Konannavar.

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Hukkeri 'abducted' Parvati over an unpaid INR500-loan around two months ago, Konannavar claimed. He said his wife, pregnant with their second child, had refused to return despite repeated requests. Konannavar also produced a 'recording' of Ramesh telling him to keep away.

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Konannavar met the pertinent DC before staging the sit-in. The DC has directed police to look into the matter.

This story originally appeared in the Times of India.