Hyderabad, May 1 -- Police apprehended a money lender and his four aides on Tuesday, April 30, in Warangal for allegedly kidnapping and extorting the borrowers despite repayment of the loans.

The accused have been identified as moneylender Chenumalla Sammaiah and his aides Kanuganti Karunakar, Mekala Dilip, Buchu Ramesh, and Chenumalla Anil.

The complainants Valipireddy Suguna and Madhusudan, a couple, has been borrowing money from the accused since 2009 for business purposes. In 2016, they took a loan of Rs 2 lakh with Rs 40,000 interest. They signed a document and deposited property papers and gold as mortgages.

Eventually, the couple repaid the loan amount along with the interest. However, the accused demanded more money. Refusing t...