A disturbing case of alleged extortion, harassment and illegal moneylending has surfaced in Silchar after a woman from Malugram lodged a detailed complaint against a man identified as Suman Nath. She accused him of trapping her family in crippling debt, threatening them with violence for years, and operating as a loan shark. Nath arrested by Cachar Police and produced before the court on Thursday (November 20).
According to the complaint, the woman’s family had borrowed ₹1,00,000 in 2019 during a financial crisis caused by her mother-in-law’s prolonged illness. Her husband works with the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department, and they have one daughter.
The complainant alleged that Nath charged an exorbitant 5% monthly interest and took advantage of their vulnerable situation. She further claimed that he forced her husband to hand over his ATM card and PIN, several blank signed cheques and blank white papers — which he allegedly used later to threaten the family.
Between 2019 and 2024, the family repaid approximately ₹5,00,000. However, despite the payments, Nath allegedly continued harassing and intimidating them. In her FIR, the woman stated that any delay in paying interest resulted in violent threats. She claimed Nath even boasted of his political and police connections.
“He threatened to abduct our daughter if we resisted or reported his activities,” she said, adding that the harassment caused severe mental distress.
The situation escalated when Nath allegedly filled in an arbitrary amount on one of the blank cheques and intentionally caused it to bounce. This followed by what the complainant described as a false cheque-bounce case filed against her husband. Out of fear, she said she was forced to pay ₹1,80,000 in cash, but only after insisting on a written acknowledgment from Nath. He allegedly refused bank transfers and demanded cash payments only.
The complainant also stated that a forensic examination of Nath’s mobile phones and laptop could reveal evidence of a “large-scale illegal moneylending racket” and multiple false cheque-bounce cases filed against innocent borrowers using documents taken under duress.
Cachar Police confirmed that Nath arrested and produced before the court, but he later released on bail. An investigation is currently underway.
