Latest news with #Anakamma
Mint
25-05-2025
- Mint
Unable to repay ₹25,000 loan, Andhra tribal woman leaves son as ‘collateral', later finds him dead
A woman allegedly left her son as 'collateral' with a duck rearer in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati after she failed to repay a loan of ₹ 25,000. The duck rearer reportedly held the woman and her three children from the Yanadi tribal community as bonded labourers. Later, when the woman finally managed to arrange the money to get her son back, it was found that her son had died. The duck rearer confessed the boy had died and was buried secretly in Tamil Nadu's Kanchipuram, NDTV reported. However, police are investigating the matter. The duck rearer and his family were arrested. The woman, Anakamma, her husband Chenchaiah, and their three sons belonged from the Yanadi tribal community. According to NDTV, they worked for a year for the duck rearer in Tirupati. When Chenchaiah died, the employer continued to make Ankamma and her three children work for him. The duck rearer told them that they could not leave because her husband had taken a ₹ 25,000 loan from him. Officials told NDTV that Ankamma and all three children were made to work very long hours. She had pleaded for higher wages, but the duck rearer had refused. When Ankamma insisted that she wanted to leave, the duck rearer demanded ₹ 45,000 - with ₹ 20,000 as interest — as repayment of the loan. Ankamma then requested the duck rearer to give her 10 days to arrange the money. Ankamma was, however, told that she would have to leave one of her children behind as collateral. Left with no option, she agreed. According to NDTV, Anakamma occasionally spoke to her son over the phone. He would repeatedly ask Anakamma to come get him, telling her he was overworked. The last time she spoke to him was on April 12. In the last week of April, Anakamma finally managed to arrange the money to get her son back. But when she contacted the duck rearer, he initially told her that the boy had been sent elsewhere. When she kept pressing him for information, he said the boy had been hospitalised. He later said the boy ran away. Fearing for her son, Anakamma approached the local police with the help of some tribal community leaders. A police team was formed. During an investigation, the duck rearer admitted that the boy had died and he had secretly buried the body in Kanchipuram, NDTV reported. The accused said the boy had died of jaundice. Tirupati Collector Venkateswar told NDTV, "There is CCTV footage to show the boy was taken to a hospital. The duck-rearer's family says the boy died of jaundice. But he was buried secretly and his family was not informed. We are taking a serious view of that," he said. The man, his wife and his son were immediately arrested and a case was registered on Monday under various sections of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, Child Labour Act, Juvenile Justice Act, SC/ST Atrocities Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
India Today
25-05-2025
- India Today
Tribal boy found dead after being left as collateral by mother for Rs 25,000 loan
A duck rearer in Tirupati and his family have been arrested for illegally detaining a tribal woman and her three children as bonded labourers. The family is also charged for allegedly burying her son in secret after forcing him to stay behind as "collateral" for a Rs 25,000 victim, Anakamma, belongs to the vulnerable Yanadi tribal community. She, her husband Chenchaiah, and their three children began working under exploitative conditions after borrowing rs 25,000 from the Chenchaiah's death, the lender reportedly refused to release the family unless the debt, inflated to Rs 45,000 (including Rs 20,000 as interest), was repaid. Desperate to leave, Anakamma was told she could only go if she left one of her children behind as a guarantee. Left with no alternative, she son, left with the accused, stayed in intermittent phone contact and frequently pleaded for rescue, citing harsh labour conditions and last conversation between mother and son took place on April 12. After arranging the repayment by the end of April, Anakamma returned for her she was met with a series of evasive explanations from the duck rearer and his family. First, they claimed that he had been sent away, then told Anakamma that her son was hospitalised, and finally, they claimed that he had run foul play, she contacted local tribal leaders and filed a police complaint. Under police interrogation, the duck rearer confessed that the boy had died and had been buried secretly near the residence of his in-laws in Kanchipuram, Tamil body was exhumed by the authorities in the presence of Anakamma. Tirupati District Collector Venkateswar confirmed the child had been taken to a hospital, allegedly suffering from the covert burial and failure to notify the family have cast serious doubt on the circumstances of the boy's police have booked the duck rearer, his wife and their son. They face prosecution under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, the Juvenile Justice Act, the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.A post-mortem examination is underway to determine the exact cause of Reel
Hans India
25-05-2025
- Hans India
Tamil Nadu Tribal Boy Found Dead After Being Held As Loan Collateral
In a tragic incident in Tirupati, Tamil Nadu, a young boy from the Yanadi tribal community was found dead after being held as collateral for a Rs 25,000 loan taken by his mother, Anakamma. The police have arrested a duck rearer, his wife, and their son for illegally detaining Anakamma and her three children as bonded laborers and secretly burying the boy's body after his death. The arrests were made following a police investigation prompted by Anakamma's complaint, with a post-mortem examination now underway to determine the cause of death. Anakamma, her late husband Chenchaiah, and their children were forced into exploitative labor conditions after borrowing Rs 25,000 from the accused. After Chenchaiah's death, the lender allegedly inflated the debt to Rs 45,000 with interest and refused to release the family unless it was repaid. Desperate to leave, Anakamma was coerced into leaving one of her sons behind as a 'guarantee' for the loan. The boy, subjected to harsh labor and alleged abuse, maintained intermittent contact with his mother, pleading for rescue. Their last conversation occurred on April 12, 2025. When Anakamma arranged to repay the debt by the end of April and returned for her son, the accused gave conflicting stories—claiming the boy was sent away, hospitalized, or had run away. Suspecting foul play, Anakamma alerted local tribal leaders and filed a police complaint. Under interrogation, the duck rearer admitted the boy had died and was secretly buried near his in-laws' residence in Kanchipuram. The body was exhumed in Anakamma's presence, and Tirupati District Collector Venkateswar confirmed the boy had been taken to a hospital, reportedly for jaundice, though the secretive burial has raised suspicions about the circumstances of his death. The accused face charges under multiple laws, including the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, the Juvenile Justice Act, the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Mint
25-05-2025
- Mint
Unable to repay ₹25,000 loan, Andhra tribal woman leaves son as ‘collateral', later finds him dead
A woman allegedly left her son as 'collateral' with a duck rearer in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati after she failed to repay a loan of ₹ 25,000. The duck rearer reportedly held the woman and her three children from the Yanadi tribal community as bonded labourers. Later, when the woman finally managed to arrange the money to get her son back, it was found that her son had died. The duck rearer confessed the boy had died and was buried secretly in Tamil Nadu's Kanchipuram, NDTV reported. However, police are investigating the matter. The duck rearer and his family were arrested. The woman, Anakamma, her husband Chenchaiah, and their three sons belonged from the Yanadi tribal community. According to NDTV, they worked for a year for the duck rearer in Tirupati. When Chenchaiah died, the employer continued to make Ankamma and her three children work for him. The duck rearer told them that they could not leave because her husband had taken a ₹ 25,000 loan from him. Officials told NDTV that Ankamma and all three children were made to work very long hours. She had pleaded for higher wages, but the duck rearer had refused. When Ankamma insisted that she wanted to leave, the duck rearer demanded ₹ 45,000 - with ₹ 20,000 as interest - as repayment of the loan. Ankamma then requested the duck rearer to give her 10 days to arrange the money. Ankamma was, however, told that she would have to leave one of her children behind as collateral. Left with no option, she agreed. According to NDTV, Anakamma occasionally spoke to her son over the phone. He would repeatedly ask Anakamma to come get him, telling her he was overworked. The last time she spoke to him was on April 12. In the last week of April, Anakamma finally managed to arrange the money to get her son back. But when she contacted the duck rearer, he initially told her that the boy had been sent elsewhere. When she kept pressing him for information, he said the boy had been hospitalised. He later said the boy ran away. Fearing for her son, Anakamma approached the local police with the help of some tribal community leaders. A police team was formed. During an investigation, the duck rearer admitted that the boy had died and he had secretly buried the body in Kanchipuram, NDTV reported. The accused said the boy had died of jaundice. Tirupati Collector Venkateswar told NDTV, "There is CCTV footage to show the boy was taken to a hospital. The duck-rearer's family says the boy died of jaundice. But he was buried secretly and his family was not informed. We are taking a serious view of that," he said. The man, his wife and his son were immediately arrested and a case was registered on Monday under various sections of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, Child Labour Act, Juvenile Justice Act, SC/ST Atrocities Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The body was sent for post-mortem.
Hindustan Times
25-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Three held in Andhra as minor boy kept as bonded labour dies
A duck rearer in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh has been arrested along with his wife and son for allegedly keeping a nine-year-old tribal boy as bonded labour until his mother repaid a ₹25,000 loan and later burying his body after he reportedly died due to jaundice, police officials have said. The case came to light when the boy's mother, Anakamma, contacted the accused, Muthu, to return his money and sought to know the whereabouts of her son. Finding Muthu's responses evasive, Anakamma approached the Tirupati police who launched a probe and found that the boy, Venkatesh, had died and his body had been buried without anyone's knowledge. According to Anakamma's complaint, she and her husband, Chenchaiah, worked for Muthu in Satyavedu Mandal of the district until Chenchaiah's death in 2024. Following his death, Anakamma borrowed ₹25,000 from Muthu. In March this year, she sought higher wages but Muthu rejected her demand. As she sought to leave the duck farm, Muthu sought ₹42,000 as principal and interest for money she had taken from him. 'She assured to return the money in 10 days and the owner agreed but wanted the boy as a collateral, who would continue to work. She left behind her son and spoke to her son through employer's phone. She spoke to him last on April 15,' said a police officer investigating the case. In the last week of April, Anakamma managed to gather the money and contacted the employer, telling him she was coming to collect her son. He, however, claimed the boy went to Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu; then said he was ill and has been hospitalized, and finally, that he had run away, police said citing the complaint. She contacted Tirupati superintendent of police Harshvardhan Raju. During investigation, the police found that the boy had died and secretly buried in Kanchipuram. An FIR under relevant sections of the 'the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, Child Labour Act, Juvenile Justice Act, and SC/ST Atrocities Act' was filed against Muthu with his wife, Dhanabhagyam, and son, Rajshekhar, on May 19, the officer cited above said. Venkatesh's body was exhumed from near Pali river by a joint team of Tirupati and Kanchipuram police on May 21, the officer said. The initial post-mortem examination has confirmed that he died of jaundice, the officer said, adding that there are some bruises on the body. 'We are still waiting on the final postmortem report to know the exact cause of death and preliminary reports indicate he died of jaundice. Regardless, all the accused have been arrested and sent for remand,' Raju said.
