BESCOM contract worker dies by suicide after fake CBI officer extorts Rs 11 lakh using ‘digital arrest’ threat

BENGALURU: A 48-year-old BESCOM contract employee died by suicide after being repeatedly threatened and extorted of nearly Rs 11 lakh over a fortnight by a person claiming to be a CBI officer. Similar to the ‘digital arrest’ modus operandi of cyber crooks, the accused extorted the victim by threatening that there was an arrest warrant against him.