In a heart-rending incident that has shocked the residents of Nangal town in Ropar district, a 45-year-old widow, Ranjana Devi, ended her life after allegedly being harassed by recovery agents from a private finance company. The woman jumped into the Nangal hydel canal on Wednesday evening after repeated threats from recovery agents who were harassing her to repay a small remaining loan balance of Rs 1,000.

Ranjana Devi, a widow and mother of two daughters, made her living by stitching clothes at home.

Her elder daughter, Anchal, told The Tribune that her mother had taken a loan of about Rs 30,000 from a private finance company based in Una district of Himachal Pradesh to buy a sewing machine.

“She repaid the amount through a middle-woman who had arranged the loan, but recently, some re

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