Pressure to repay loans drove poor Bihar labourers to death in Chhattisgarh steel plant
Published on: Jan. 24, 2026, 7:01 p.m. | Source: Hindustan Times
Most of the family members of the deceased said they had gone to work outside their village to pay off installments on loans taken from microfinance companies, local moneylenders, and self-help groups. Some had taken loans for their daughters’ weddings, for medical treatment, or to start a business.
