Tragedy struck in Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh, when a desperate brother’s impersonation of a police officer drove his target to suicide. Sachin Khare, enraged over his sister’s elopement, made a hoax call that cost Sant Kashyap his life. This bizarre chain of events unfolded amid a love story gone awry, highlighting the perils of vigilante justice.
Sant, who worked at a local truck showroom workshop, was found dead on Friday. Prior to his suicide, he circulated a video among friends, detailing a terrifying call from ‘Pantora police.’ The fake officer’s barrage of questions and threats shattered his composure, leading to unimaginable stress.
Call records exposed Sachin Khare, a Gevra Basti resident and driver by profession, as the culprit. His sister vanished from home on March 12, later discovered to have fled with longtime boyfriend Dhirendra Patel. In his frantic search, Sachin linked Sant to Dhirendra through friendship and decided to extract information aggressively.
Using Dhirendra’s brother’s phone, Sachin dialed Sant, adopting a police persona. The conversation, preserved in records, captures his aggressive interrogation in Chhattisgarhi: probing Sant’s personal details, workplace, and recent hangouts with Dhirendra. He issued ultimatums, demanding appearance at the police post or promising a visit to Sant’s job site.
The psychological toll was fatal. Sant’s pre-suicide video laid bare his panic. Authorities have booked Sachin under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions, with a thorough probe underway. This case serves as a grim reminder of how personal disputes can escalate into irreversible harm when deception enters the fray.