India, July 16 -- Amid the growing cases of cybercrimes, a 48-year-old Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) employee died by suicide after allegedly losing Rs.11 lakh to a 'digital arrest' scam, police said.

The body of Kumar K was found hanging from a tree near his home on Tuesday morning, according to the PTI news agency. He was reportedly a contractual employee with BESCOM and a resident of Kelagere village in Channapatna taluk, Bengaluru South district.

A suicide note recovered at the scene cited ongoing health issues and mental harassment by cybercriminals posing as government officials as reasons behind the extreme step.

Police said Kumar had been manipulated and extorted through a terrifying new scam tactic known as dig...