US EditionIndore Authorities Rescued a Beggar. Then Came Twist: He Owns 3 Homes, Fleet of Autos, Lending Business
Mangilal, a leprosy-affected man, owns three houses and runs a money-lending business funded by begging and vehicle rentals, officials said during Indore's anti-begging drive.
- Recently, authorities discovered Mangilal, a leprosy‑affected beggar at Sarafa Chowpati, owns three houses, vehicles, and runs a money‑lending business after rescuing him during Indore's campaign.
- Public tipsters who alerted authorities prompted a rescue team to search Sarafa on Saturday night, following Indore's ban on begging from January 1, 2025, with a Rs 1,000 reward for tip‑offs.
- Investigators found that he owns three houses including a three-storeyed building, a Swift Dzire car, and three autorickshaws rented out; officials said he pooled earnings from begging and rentals to lend to small traders and roadside hawkers.
- After the rescue, officials questioned him and the questioning brought the startling matter to light, while Dinesh Mishra, nodal officer of Indore's begging eradication campaign, said the case has become the talk of the city on Monday.
- Officials said the case stunned them as the man lived near Kustha Rogi Ashram in Alwasa area but owned two prime‑area houses in Indore.
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State TimesRiches in rags: Indore leprosy-afflicted beggar found to be money-lender; owns houses, vehicles
Indore, Jan 19 (PTI) Three houses, three autorickshaws and a chauffeur-driven car. One would think these belonged to a jeweller from Indore’s Sarafa Bazaar, not a leprosy-afflicted man, who moves around inconspicuously on a wheeled board, seeking alms, but silently lending lakhs in the famed bullion market. Officials in Indore were left stunned recently when […]
Riches in rags: Indore leprosy-afflicted beggar owns houses, vehicles
Indore: Officials in Indore in Madhya Pradesh were left stunned when an anti-beggary drive led them to a leprosy-afflicted man who has reportedly amassed property worth several lakh rupees, including three houses, a car and three autorickshaws by seeking alms while moving about on a wheeled board. The man has lent money in the famous bullion market here and earns handsome daily interest from this business, an official said. The chain of events t…
Officials in India have reported that a beggar owns three houses and a car.
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