Overview

• The victim, 48-year-old Kumar, was found hanging from a tree in Kelagere village after reporting weeks of harassment over phone calls.
• He left a handwritten suicide note accusing a man posing as CBI officer Vikram Goswami of threatening him with ‘digital arrest.’
• The scammer’s initial demand of ₹1.95 lakh escalated through repeated instructions until Kumar transferred a total of ₹11 lakh.
• MK Doddi Police have registered an abetment of suicide case and are verifying his bank transactions alongside the note.
• The case has been handed over to the Cyber Crime Police Station to deploy specialised digital forensics and identify the extortionists.