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Kidney-for-loan fraud: Farmer from Maharashtra’s Chandrapur has one kidney, say police

December 18, 2025

Published - December 18, 2025 02:02 pm IST - Chandrapur (Maharashtra) “A farmer from Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district, who had claimed that he was forced to sell his kidney to clear a part of his loan, has only one kidney,” police have said, citing his medical examination. “Farmer Roshan Kude underwent a health assessment at Chandrapur Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday (December 17, 2025), following which doctors concluded that one of his kidneys was missing,” a senior police official said. Earlier, Mr.

Kidney-for-loan fraud: Farmer from Maharashtra’s Chandrapur has one kidney, say police

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Kude had claimed that he was forced to sell his kidney and repay a part of the money he had borrowed from four moneylenders.
This had prompted a police probe and led to the arrest of six moneylenders.
“Five of the six accused persons have been remanded in police custody till December 20, 2025,” the official said.
Mr.
Kude, a resident of Minthur village in Nagbhid tehsil, owns four acres of farmland.

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Kidney-for-loan fraud: Farmer from Maharashtra’s Chandrapur has one kidney, say police

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Kidney-for-loan fraud: Farmer from Maharashtra’s Chandrapur has one kidney, say police

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