Digital Arrest Horror: Man Transfers Rs 11 Lakh To Scammer, Dies By Suicide | Read
A Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) employee died by suicide after allegedly being harassed by a man posing as a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer and threatening to arrest him. The man, identified as Kumar, left a handwritten suicide note, describing how he was blackmailed and coerced into transferring Rs 11 lakh into several bank accounts. The man stated that he was ending his life due to harassment and ill health.
The incident has been reported from Kelagere village in Karnataka, where Kumar was found hanging from a tree. The victim, Kumar, used to work in HSR Layout with BESCOM on a contract basis.
