THANE: Overwhelmed by anxiety after learning her bank account was allegedly used in multiple cyber fraud cases across India, a 38-year-old woman committed suicide at her residence in Thane district, police said on Friday.According to news agency PTI, the deceased was identified as Devika Armugam Pandaram, a resident of Sairam Society in Dombivli (East).According to police, officials from the Churu Cyber Cell police station in Rajasthan visited Pandaram’s residence on August 8 and served her a notice to appear for questioning.The notice was issued in connection with a case registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Information Technology Act, alleging that her Bank of Maharashtra account had been used in an online fraud, police said.Seeking clarification, she approached the Cyber Crime Department at the Thane Police Commissionerate.Officials at the commissionerate informed Pandaram that multiple cyber fraud cases had been registered against her in several states, including Haryana, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, police said.Police, quoting her relatives, said Pandaram became panic-stricken at the prospect of travelling to different states to face questioning. At around 4 pm on Tuesday, she allegedly used a sharp blade to injure her wrist and throat.Her relatives rushed her to a nearby private hospital, from where she was referred to the municipal-run Shastri Nagar Hospital. Doctors there declared her brought dead, police said.Police have registered a case of accidental death and launched an investigation.(With agency inputs)
