Landlord locks up elderly woman

A 65-year-old woman was allegedly locked up inside a house in Kasimedu on Sunday by her landlord as she was unable to pay rent for the past two months.

According to the police, Papathi, 65, was staying alone on the first floor of a building owned by Ranganathan, 45, in Kasimedu. On Sunday, he went to the house to collect rent from the tenants.

As she did not pay the rent, he locked her inside and left.

Ms. Papathi called her relatives for help, who alerted the police. A police team went to the house and rescued her.

The police are searching for the landlord.