Loan dues: Teen, mother kill themselves fearing attachment of house
Thiruvananthapuram, May 14: Fearing attachment of their home due to loan default,a teenaged girl and her mother set themselves ablaze after pouring kerosene on themselves and died at nearby Neyyattinkara Tuesday, police said.
While the girl Vaishanavi died on the spot, her 40-year-old mother, who suffered 90 per cent burns and was taken to the Thiruvananthapuram medical college hospital, died tonight, they said.
The 19-year-old girl's father, Chandran, was away when the incident took place at their home, police said.
While Chandran alleged that the bank authorities had been pressuring them to repay their dues, Canara Bank said in a release that they had not threatened or put any pressure on the family.
It said that an advocate commission, appointed by a local court, had visited Chandran's home on May 10 to attach their house and property and were informed by the family that the loan dues of Rs 6.80 lakh would be repaid on May 14.
Chandran said he had taken a Rs five lakh housing loan fromCanara Bank, Neyyattinkara, in 2005 and had already re-paid around Rs eight lakh.
"Since there was some default, about Rs six lakh was pending and the bank had threatened to attach our property," Chandran told reporters.
He said the family had sought some time from the bank to enable them dispose their property to clear the dues.
However bank officials continuously called up his wife Tuesday, demanding that they repay the amount or face attachment of their property, he said.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
