Couple in 80s end lives over digital arrest threat

Threatened with digital arrest since Jan , a retired govt official and his wife, both in their 80s, died by suicide at their home in Karnataka's Belagavi late Thursday - possibly the first such deaths in the country due to the growing crime. Diego Nazareth and Flaviana had paid two fraudsters Rs 5 lakh after being accused of misusing their SIM card. Stay updated with the latest India news , weather , and Air Quality Index (AQI) updates for major cities like Delhi , Mumbai , Noida , and Bangalore on Times of India .

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