In a shocking incident from Aranji village under Ganijang panchayat in Bhadrak district’s rural police station area, a young woman was brutally assaulted by members of a women’s self-help group over unpaid loan instalments following her mother’s demise.

The victim, Monalisa, alleges that her late mother, Manoroma Mohapatra, was a member of the village self-help group and had borrowed Rs 70,000. Manoroma passed away in July due to paralysis. Since then, Monalisa had been diligently repaying the monthly instalments of Rs 2,830 to the group.

According to regulations, upon the death of a group member, insurance coverage should absolve the family from further payments. Monalisa submitted her mother’s death certificate to the lending institution to claim the insurance. However, the group membe

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