The relatives and family members of a 23-year-old woman of Jayanthi Nagar near Chalapalayam, who ended her life allegedly due to usury, on Friday refused to receive her body, demanding the arrest of all the accused in the case.According to sources, Kandasamy, father of deceased Kalaivani, was said to have borrowed ₹1.54 lakh from a money lender from Viswanthapuri. Kandasamy said he had repaid the loan along with interest. However, it was alleged that the money lender came to his house a few days ago and verbally abused him and his daughter Kalaivani and demanded that they repay the loan. A group of persons, at the instigation of the lender, allegedly beat up Kandasamy. Upset over the humiliation, Kalaivani, who was engaged to be married in six months, allegedly ended her life on Thursday.Acting on a complaint, the K. Paramathi police registered a case. Demanding the arrest of all those involved in the case, the relatives and family members of Kalaivani staged a protest at the Government Medical College Hospital, where her body was kept for postmortem. They said that they would not receive the body until the arrest of all those involved in the case. The police held a negotiation with them.(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the State’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416, and Sneha’s suicide prevention helpline 044-24640050). Published - August 28, 2026 08:15 pm IST