Cyber fraudsters running “online task” rackets are increasingly targeting citizens’ bank accounts. In a shocking incident, one such scam allegedly pushed a 17-year-old youth to suicide after he was misled and financially trapped by the fraudsters.

The deceased boy, a resident of Meghwadi in Mumbai's Jogeshwari area, was a Class XII student. Nearly 11 months after his death, the Andheri Railway Police have finally registered an FIR against eight accused involved in the online scam.