The man cheated of lakhs of rupees by his ‘best friend,’ has narrated how harassed he felt when he was told there was a rape charge against him, and that the accused suggested that he die by suicide. The man has claimed he tried to kill himself twice. mid-day had reported in ‘Worli man forges rape FIR to dupe ‘best friend’ of lakhs,’ on August 13, how the accused, Aditya Rajnikant Waghela, used forged documents to make up false charges of rape and suicide abetment against the complainant.

To avoid arrest, the Naigaon resident took bank loans, surrendered his LIC policies and sold his flat. He paid the money to Waghela for anticipatory bail and to settle the case. The Worli police have nabbed Waghela. “Due to the sextortion racket in which I was framed, I ended up taking several loans now those who gave them are after my life for the money,” the complainant said.