Overview

• Ganga Anusha, 27, died by suicide on July 8 at her Kukatpally home after losing nearly ₹100,000 to a Telegram work-from-home scam and pawning her gold to cover escalating ‘investments’
• KPHB Colony police registered an FIR on July 10 and launched a formal investigation into the cyber fraud that precipitated her death
• Detectives are analyzing a suicide note in which Anusha cautioned others about the scam’s tactics and urged vigilance on messaging platforms
• Investigators are working with state cybercrime units to recover digital evidence from Telegram channels and identify the perpetrators
• Authorities and consumer groups are calling for strengthened public education on verifying remote-job offers and spotting common online-scam indicators