Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Vijayawada Youth Dies After Alleged Loan App Harassment
Simhadri Sivaji was a 23-year-old man from near Vijayawada.
His family said he had borrowed money through mobile loan apps.
They said the loan app operators repeatedly called and pressured him for about 15 days.
Sivaji went missing on the night of August 30.
His motorcycle was found near a canal, and his body was recovered on September 1.
The family later learned about the alleged loan app harassment.
They asked police to investigate what happened.
They also asked the government to help the family financially.
Twenty-three-year-old Simhadri Sivaji died after allegedly jumping into the Polavaram Right Main Canal.
His family said loan app operators had repeatedly called and harassed him for about 15 days.
Sivaji went missing on the night of August 30, and his motorcycle was found near the canal.
His body was recovered at Ferry on September 1 after a search by police and local residents.
The family and YSRCP Handicrafts wing leader Toletti Srikanth sought an investigation and financial assistance.
- Who
- Simhadri Sivaji, a 23-year-old brass-vessel maker, died; his family attributed the incident to alleged loan app harassment.
- What
- Sivaji allegedly ended his life by jumping into the Polavaram Right Main Canal.
- When
- He went missing on the night of August 30, and his body was recovered on September 1; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- At P Nainavaram in Vijayawada Rural mandal; his body was recovered from the canal at Ferry.
- Why
- His family said repeated calls and harassment over repayment of mobile loan-app borrowing caused severe mental pressure.
- Victim
- Simhadri Sivaji, aged 23
- Occupation
- Manufacture of brass vessels
- Reported harassment
- Repeated calls from loan app operators for about 15 days
- Missing date
- Night of August 30
- Body recovered
- September 1 at Ferry
- Investigation demand
- The family and Toletti Srikanth called for a thorough investigation and stringent action.