The Patancheru police on Saturday said they found evidence of harassment on the smartphone of the 38-year-old man who ended his life by suicide. The phone showed that he got repeated calls and messages from IDFC Bank, threatening to brand him as a cheater for not repaying a loan.
The officials investigating the case said that they have found messages and calls made by the ‘agents’ of the bank, threatening to circulate his photo and reach out to his contacts to call him a cheater. “We are sending the phone to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to gather technical evidence against the bank. We will be issuing a notice to them on this case later,” said the police.
The police had booked a case of abetment to suicide against IDFC Bank following the death of Chenchelpet Srinivas, who died by suicide on May 26 after alleged harassment from the staff to repay the loan. He was survived by wife, and two children.
