Bengaluru: 26-year-old IAS aspirant hangs himself after sextortion via Facebook

A 26-year-old IAS aspirant hanged himself to death after he was allegedly blackmailed by cyber criminals who got acquainted with him on Facebook in Bengaluru.

A 26-year-old civil services aspirant hanged himself to death after he was allegedly blackmailed by cyber criminals who got acquainted with him on Facebook. The victim, also an MBA graduate, was found hanging at his Bhattarahalli residence near KR Puram on March 23. While no suicide note was left, it was his elder sister who found that her brother was being blackmailed by the cyber criminals. Police sources said that the victim's sister found a note on FB messenger sent by one Neha Sharma.