Kozhikode: A student tragically took his own life after falling victim to a fake message in the name of cyber cell. Adinath, a Plus One student at Samoothiri Higher Secondary School in Kozhikode, was found deceased by hanging in a flat in Chevayur.
He received the fraudulent message while watching a movie on his laptop. The message falsely claimed that he had accessed an illegal website and demanded an immediate payment of Rs 33,900. The hacker utilized a website resembling the National Crime Records Bureau’s and subsequently locked the browser, hacked the computer, and threatened Adinath to make the payment within six hours.
Furthermore, the message stated that failure to pay would result in a fine of two lakh rupees, potential police visitation to his home, and charges carrying a prison sentence of up to two years. The Chevayur police have initiated an investigation and registered a case of unnatural death
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