3 mths after teen’s suicide, probe reveals he was duped of ₹1.8 lakh

Three months after the death of a 20-year-old youth, who jumped in front of a local train, the Kurla railway police on Saturday booked four people for cheating and suicide abetment.

- Megha Kuchik

Latest probe findings revealed that Vijay Tete took the extreme step as he was apparently depressed after being cheated of Rs1.8 lakh in an online stock market fraud. Those arrested - Govind Ahirrao, Sunil Kumar Mishra, Aman Abbas and Harjit Sandhu - are accused of receiving the portions of the duped amount in their accounts. The search for the main cyber fraudsters is still on.