One more Indian expat commits suicide in RAK

One more Indian has committed suicide in Ras al Khaimah. On Monday evening, an Indian garment trader was found hanging inside his shop and his friends attribute the alleged suicide to financial troubles.

Sixty-year-old Mohammed Moidu was last seen On Monday afternoon and his garment shop was closed from inside.

Ras Al Khaimah has witnessed several suicides by distressed Indians. The garment trader’s alleged suicide is the latest in the tragic series.

Moidu has been living in the UAE for more than 30 years and was running the 'Fantom' shop near Al Nakheel Gulf Cinema. The garment shop workers who came to resume work in the evening found the man dead inside the shop, after they forced open the shop door.

Ras Al Khaimah police were called in after the dead body was found. A police investigation is on and the body has been moved from the shop to the Al Saif Hospital.

The trader is survived by his wife and four children back home in India. Financial distress is suspected to be the reason for the alleged suicide.

Most of the suicides are attributed to financial distress and alleged harassment by money lenders who charge exorbitant interest rates and use barbarian methods on their defaulting clients.

Suresh Kumar Kunjunni, a tailor in Ajman, has made two attempts to end his life as money lenders and creditors are chasing him to recover the money they had lent him in the past. His passport is also in their possession.

The tailor says he is haunted by money lenders who are charging high interest on a loan of Dh18,000. “Suresh was saved from two suicide bids by his roommates. He has been depressed over the loans in UAE and some money borrowed even in the home country, following the purchase of a new tailoring shop with a loan from money lenders.

After the deal was sealed, another owner came forward and claimed ownership of the shop, upsetting all his plans,” said a friend of his.

“I have work here, but whatever I earn here is paid as interest. I have not been able to help my family back home or to come out of the debt trap. I just need help to do my business smoothly. I have enough work in my tailoring shop, but need some help to clear my debts,” he said.

After RadioMe, a Malayalam radio station aired his woes, some individuals come forward to help him, but that was not enough.

Sevanam, a socio-political organization brought up the man’s story during a public awareness programme, but the amount of help forthcoming was not enough to clear his dues.

“I got a number of calls offering help. But I only got Dh1,250. A group of workers from a dairy company collected Dh500 and gave to me,” adds Suresh.

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