Overview
- The Andheri Government Railway Police registered an FIR for abetment to suicide based on the father’s complaint and digital evidence.
- Investigators said the 17-year-old was recruited on WhatsApp, added to a Telegram group called Tax Commissioner, and assigned Google-rating tasks.
- The fraudsters initially paid small sums, then demanded a Rs 49,000 deposit and later pressured him for more money without releasing any dues.
- The death on January 21 at Jogeshwari was first logged as an accidental death report before the case was reopened after the phone was repaired.
- The eight suspects have not been named, chats date back to December 30, 2024, and the probe under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita continues.