Overview

• Hemanth, a former tenant, bit off the right index finger of Latha, the mother of his former landlord, during a financial dispute in Madhuranagar, Hyderabad.
• The altercation stemmed from a disagreement over a ₹30,000 chit fund repayment, which Hemanth and his wife Mamatha were attempting to collect urgently.
• Doctors at the hospital confirmed that Latha's severed finger could not be reattached, leaving her with a permanent injury.
• Madhura Nagar police have arrested Hemanth and initiated an investigation based on a formal complaint filed by Sujitha, the victim's daughter and landlord.
• The case highlights the dangers of informal financial arrangements and escalating tenant–landlord conflicts in urban India.