Karnataka: Engineering student commits suicide after harassment by Chinese Loan App Agents

As per report, the recovery agents of the Chinese loan app were used to make threat called to the deceased student and they even reached his house and threatened him.

A 22 year old engineering college student allegedly died by suicide in Karnataka after agents of a Chinese money lending app threatened to make public his intimate photographs on his mobile phone, for not repaying the loan.

The victim has been identified as Tejas. On Tuesday evening, the app agents made repeated calls to him after which he took the extreme step.

He hanged himself with a stole at their Jalahalli residence on Tuesday, said the police, as reported by News 18.

Tejas had taken money for his friend and not for himself. His friend was supposed to pay the EMI Which he did not, said the family members.

The family also said that the loan recovery agents of the application were making threat calls to Tejas and had reached his house and thretened him. The father of the victim, Gopinath, had sought time to clear the dues but the lenders did not budge.

He left a suicide note saying, "Sorry mom and dad for whatever I did. I have no other choice other than this. I am unable to pay other loans that is there in my name and this is my final decision... Goodbye," as reported by India Today.

In the past also, many youngsters have been the victim of such apps. In a report by The Hindu, one of the female victim was getting threatening calls even after paying the full amount to the app agents. The app was demanding extra money from her and she was being threatened that her pictures will be uploaded on adult websites. 

Back in March ED has charged seven entitites and five individuals in the 'Chinese Loan App' case, where the effective interest rate came to 2,233% per annum in one instance.

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