On Tuesday, the Government Railway Police, Thane arrested two individuals from Assam associated with a loan app on charges of abetment of suicide. The victim, a 34-year-old unmarried lab technician from Diva, took a loan of ₹21,000 from an online loan app in June to invest in the stock market.
The accused, working for the loan app, gained full access to the victim’s phone, including personal pictures, after the seven-day repayment period lapsed. Subsequently, they harassed her for repayment, making endless threatening calls and morphing her photos. Overwhelmed by the harassment, the victim tragically took her own life by jumping in front of a local train on July 8.
The GRP conducted a four-month-long investigation to trace the accused, who are part of a larger team involved in such loan scams. The two accused, aged 29 and 32, are from Assam. Investigations are ongoing to unravel and address the prevalent issue of online loan scams.
The accused have not been named as it could hamper further ongoing investigations