AP woman tied to tree, flogged over Rs 80K loan

A woman in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district was on Tuesday, June 17, tied to a tree and flogged for not repaying a loan worth Rs 80,000.

The incident occurred in Narayanapuram village of Kuppam, the constituency of AP chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu. According to reports, 25-year-old Shirisha was beaten for failing to repay the loan.

The woman’s husband, Thimmarayappa, borrowed Rs 80,000 from Munikannappa of the same



village three years ago. However, as he was unable to repay the loan, Thimmarayappa left Shirisha and their children behind. It is worth noting that Munikanappa is reportedly affiliated with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

Shirisha is a daily wage labourer who works in Narayanpuram. On Tuesday, Munikannappa saw the woman going for work and threatened to kill her if she didn’t repay the loan. Munikannappa dragged Shirisha, tied her to a tree and flogged her.