Tenant turns violent as landlady lodges plaint
TNN | Jun 5, 2020, 04.01 AM IST
Coimbatore: A video of woman in her 40s brandishing sickle and threatening her 70-year-old landlady went viral on social media on Thursday.
According to police, it was a complaint against her for not paying rent that provoked the tenant, identified as Jaya. She was one of the three people staying at the house that was rented out by Gnanamary, of Kalki Street in Rathinapuri.
An officer said a family of three – two women and a school girl – had approached Gnanamary on January 18, 2020, to rent her house. “The woman agreed to pay a security deposit of Rs 20,000 and a monthly rent of Rs 5,500. While she initially paid the landlady an advance of Rs 10,000, she failed to settle the remaining security deposit amount. She hasn’t also paid any rent so far.”
The woman, the officer said, used to abuse the landlady whenever she approached her for rent. “Finally, the tenant agreed to vacate the house on March 31. But they refused to shift, citing lockdown.”
On Wednesday, Gnanamary, along with her 85-year-old husband Mariyaprakasam, lodged a complaint with the Rathinapuri police against the tenant. When they returned home, Jaya threatened Gnanamary with the sickle. Immediately, the couple contacted the police control room and a team of police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
On Thursday, Gnanamary lodged another complaint with the Rathinapuri police against the tenant
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