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Crime
Elder Beaten and Chained for 2½ Hours Over 50,000 Rupee Debt in Jalalabad Village
✍️ Amar Ujala · Punjab
🗓 29 Sep 2026, 04:17 PM
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In Swahawala village of Jalalabad, a senior citizen was reportedly chained and beaten for two and a half hours after a dispute over a 50,000‑rupee loan.
Police in Jalalabad received a complaint that an elderly man was chained and beaten for two and a half hours in the village of Swahawala. The incident allegedly stemmed from a dispute over a 50,000‑rupee loan that the victim had taken years earlier. Witnesses claim that the man was restrained with chains and struck repeatedly before being released.
The local police have opened an investigation into the matter and are questioning residents of Swahawala. No official statement has yet been released by the police regarding the identity of the alleged assailants or the motive behind the assault.
The case has drawn attention to the vulnerability of older adults in rural areas and the need for better protection against violence and exploitation.
The local police have opened an investigation into the matter and are questioning residents of Swahawala. No official statement has yet been released by the police regarding the identity of the alleged assailants or the motive behind the assault.
The case has drawn attention to the vulnerability of older adults in rural areas and the need for better protection against violence and exploitation.