Archive · 2 Aug 2025
DU Student Dies by Suicide After Cyber Fraud
A young college student named Mahesh Rana sadly took his own life.
This happened after he got tricked in an online scam.
He was trying to buy a phone and ended up losing almost a hundred thousand rupees to the scammer.
Mahesh was a student at Delhi University.
Before he died, he told his mother that he'd been cheated.
His body was later found near a water plant.
The police are now looking into what happened and trying to find out who was responsible for the fraud.
A 19-year-old Delhi University student died by suicide after being a victim of cyber fraud.
The student, Mahesh Rana, lost Rs 94,000 in an online scam while trying to buy a mobile phone.
Rana was a second-year B.Com (Honours) student at DU's School of Open Learning.
Rana's body was found near the Begumpur water treatment plant on July 16.
Police are investigating the case after it was registered.
- Who
- Mahesh Rana, a 19-year-old DU student.
- What
- A Delhi University student died by suicide after being a victim of cyber fraud.
- When
- Mahesh Rana went missing on July 14 and his body was found on July 16.
- Where
- Rohini area in Delhi.
- Why
- The student committed suicide after being a victim of online fraud.
- Victim
- Mahesh Rana
- Age
- 19
- Education
- DU student, B.Com (Honours)
- Loss
- Rs 94,000
- Location of Body
- Near Begumpur water treatment plant
- Date body found
- July 16