“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. 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. Owing to losses incurred in farming, he decided to start a supplementary business. He bought cows, hoping to earn some income from dairy farming.
The 29-year-old told the police that he had borrowed ₹50,000 from two moneylenders at “40% interest” rate in 2021. The moneylenders later allegedly claimed that the amount with interest had ballooned to ₹74 lakh.
The farmer said one of the moneylenders suggested that he sell a kidney to clear the loan partially. He then searched the internet and got in touch with an agent.
The agent took Mr. Kude to Kolkata. After a medical examination by a doctor there, Mr. Kude went to Cambodia, where his kidney was removed, as per the farmer. Mr. Kude told the police that he received ₹8 lakh in return.
The accused moneylenders have been identified as Kishor Bawankule, Pradip Bawankule, Sanjay Ballarpure, Laxman Urkude, Manish Ghatbandhe and Satyavan Borkar. The case has been registered at the Brahmapuri police station.
“We have requested Mr. Kude to provide all information. We went through his financial transactions and found that he has borrowed money from multiple moneylenders,” said Chandrapur Superintendent of Police Sudarshan Mummaka on Wednesday (December 17, 2025).
Published – December 18, 2025 02:02 pm IST
