Overview

• Puducherry Police have opened an inquiry to confirm the identities and activities of the unnamed private lenders cited in Vikram’s suicide note
• The note claimed he paid 10–20% monthly interest on loans and was pressured to send his wife and daughter to a lender’s home until dues were cleared
• Vikram became immobile after an accident, leaving him unable to work at his business or chicken shop and trapped under spiraling debt
• Despite widespread social media outrage and calls for accountability, no arrests have been made in the case so far
• The tragedy has reignited demands for stricter enforcement of usury laws and greater oversight of informal lending networks