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Pune IT Engineer Suicide: Extortion through online gaming led to tragic death in Kharadi
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News18•16-10-2026, 11:37
Pune IT Engineer Suicide: Extortion through online gaming led to tragic death in Kharadi
- •Shikhar Saxena, an IT engineer working in Magarpatta, tragically ended his life by jumping from a building in Kharadi's Riverdale Suite Society on October 1.
- •His father filed a police complaint alleging that Shikhar was being blackmailed and threatened for money by individuals he met through an online game.
- •The primary suspect posed as a Haryana Police officer, threatened to frame Shikhar in a fake drug case, and extorted money from him repeatedly.
- •Police recovered crucial evidence including WhatsApp chats and financial transaction screenshots from Shikhar's laptop.
- •CCTV footage captured his movements before the incident, and a police team has been dispatched to Haryana to track down the suspect.
Key Questions Answered
The IT engineer died by suicide after being threatened and extorted by a suspect who claimed to be a Haryana Police officer and threatened to frame him in a fake drug case.
The deceased software engineer and the suspect initially became friends while playing an online game before the suspect trapped and extorted him.
Police obtained the suspect's mobile number from the investigation and have dispatched a specialized team to Haryana to locate and apprehend him.
