Pune Techie, 22, Found Dead After Alleged Threats In Fake Drug Case; Family Suspects Cyber Extortion
A 22-year-old IT professional, who had joined Accenture just three months ago, was found dead in Pune on October 1 after allegedly falling from a high-rise residential building. His family suspects that cyber fraudsters had been harassing him and threatening to implicate him in a false drug-related case to extort money. The deceased, identified as Shikhar Saxena, was originally from Uttarakhand…
A 22-year-old IT professional, Shikhar Saxena, was found dead in Pune on October 1 after reportedly falling from a high-rise residential building. According to his family, Shikhar had been allegedly harassed with threats of a false drug-related case and extortion attempts. Shikhar, originally from Uttarakhand, had moved to Pune for work. Police are investigating allegations of cyber fraud and suspicious financial transactions that allegedly led to his death.
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