Bengaluru:
Darshan Babu is an engineer who’s fonrad of betting on cricket matches and has been putting main bets on Indian Premier League (IPL) video games since 2021. He usually borrows cash after shedding a wager, or to position one when he’s quick on funds. His 23-year-old spouse, uninterested in the fixed harassment by collectors, died by suicide.
Ranjitha was discovered hanging at her residence in Karnataka’s Chitradurga on March 18. In accordance with the household, Darshan had racked up a debt of over Rs 1 crore.
He labored as an assistant engineer within the Minor Irrigation Division at Hosadurga and had been ensnared within the realm of IPL betting from 2021 to 2023. This took a significant toll on the couple’s funds. Allegedly, he had borrowed over Rs 1.5 crore to position bets after his luck ran out and he misplaced all his cash. Whereas he managed to return Rs 1 crore, cops say that he nonetheless has a pending mortgage of Rs 84 lakh.
Ranjitha married Darshan in 2020. She realised the reality about Darshan’s involvement in betting in 2021, claims her father Venkatesh.
In his grievance, Venkatesh stated that his daughter was extraordinarily distressed as a result of fixed harassment by moneylenders and this led to her suicide. He has additionally named 13 males who had allegedly lent the cash.
He stated that his son-in-law was lured into betting with a promise of fast cash.
“He (Darshan) was not prepared to get into betting, however the suspects compelled him saying it was a simple strategy to get wealthy. They promised to finance his betting actions in opposition to some clean cheques as safety,” he stated.
Cops throughout their investigation discovered a suicide word, the place she detailed the harassment they confronted. Darshan and Ranjitha have a two-year-old son.
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