Mumbai Dec 27 PTI A 30-year-old man who was planning to commit suicide after losing his job in the COVID-19 pandemic was saved by personnel from Mumbai Crime Branchs cyber cell an official said The man had posted a suicide note on Monday afternoon and had tagged the police after which personnel engaged him in a conversation to buy time in order to track him and save him the official said The Virar-based man was depressed as his money had run out and he was struggling to pay rent and meet other expenses after losing his job at a car showroom in Andheri two months ago He had also used over Rs 37000 that belonged to a customer and had to be deposited in the companys account Your life is too precious Theres nothing that cannot be overcome We request you to stay calm lets meet discuss and resolve Remember you are priceless to your loved ones Please DM contact Lets talk Mumbai cops tweeted The man said he wanted to die as he was certain a cheque he had to given to his former employer would bounce which in turn would result in him getting booked or arrested the official said The official said his former employer was asked not take the matter forward which gave respite to the man PTI ZA BNM BNM BNM
Mumbai Nov 30 PTI A 29-year-old man was held from Uttar Pradesh by Mumbai Crime Branchs cyber police station for allegedly duping people of several lakh rupees by promising them managerial jobs in prominent companies an official said on Tuesday Shailendra Bharti a resident of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh was apprehended by the East Region Cyber police station after a 49-year-old woman complained that she was cheated of over Rs 26 lakh between September 15 and October 10 he said Our probe found the accused had got the details of the woman from a job portal and contacted her She was made to deposit Rs 26 lakh as various fees in several banks accounts by the accused After the accused stopped taking her calls she knew she had been cheated the official said After it was found that the bank accounts into which the money was deposited were from Uttar Pradesh further probe zeroed in on Bharti he said adding that the accounts have Rs 1 crore in deposits Two associates of Bharti are on the run and efforts are on to nab them PTI DC BNM BNM BNM
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