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Loansharks demand for man to pay other's debts
Lianhe Wanbao
A man is learning the hard way that loansharks "target the house instead of the owner".
Mr Huang Yu Xiang (48, taxi driver) with his family of six, moved into Blk 297B, Choa Chu Kang Ave 2, in September last year. Soon after he moved in, a neighbour came up to him saying that someone is looking to contact him to rent a room. Mr Huang described what happened, "Not knowing any better, I gave my number to the person over the phone."
"The moment he got my number, he told me he is a loanshark looking to recover debts from the previous owner of the house. I explained that the previous owner has moved out but the loanshark declared that his target is the house, not the owner." The loanshark also demanded that Mr Huang pay the debts of the previous house owner.
Refusing to do so, Mr Huang found his house door splashed with paint several days later. He also found out from neighbours that the previous owner of the house is on the run from loansharks, and that his unit has already been splashed with paint twice before.
"I called the police for help but I still continue to receive four to five calls a day from the loanshark. Sometimes, he even threatened to burn down my house" said Mr Huang. The loanshark runner who splashed paint on Mr Huang's door has since been arrested, but more runners soon returned to splash paint on his door and to vandalise the walls.
Huang's door is now streaked with thick black paint, which has not dried even after two days. Mr Huang explained to reporters that he had managed to get the address of Mr Ye, the previous owner of the house, and has passed it to the loansharks. Despite this, the harassment persists and Mr Huang is at a loss of what to do.
He now hopes to seek his MP's help on the matter.
Source: Lianhe Wanbao, 13 January 2012.
