“A farmer from Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district, who had claimed that he was forced to sell his kidney to clear a part of his loan, has only one kidney,” police have said, citing his medical examination.
“Farmer Roshan Kude underwent a health assessment at Chandrapur Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday (December 17, 2025), following which doctors concluded that one of his kidneys was missing,” a senior police official said.
Earlier, Mr. Kude had claimed that he was forced to sell his kidney and repay a part of the money he had borrowed from four moneylenders. This had prompted a police probe and led to the arrest of six moneylenders. “Five of the six accused persons have been remanded in police custody till December 20, 2025,” the official said.
Mr. Kude, a resident of Minthur village in Nagbhid tehsil, owns four acres of farmland. Owing to losses incurred in farming, he decided to start a supplementary business. He bought cows, hoping to earn some income from dairy farming.
The 29-year-old told the police that he had borrowed ₹50,000 from two moneylenders at “40% interest” rate in 2021. The moneylenders later allegedly claimed that the amount with interest had ballooned to ₹74 lakh.
