States » SouthPosted at: Oct 22 2026 1:21PM


Young fin influencer ends life due to cyberbullying, extortion threats, YouTuber held

Chennai, Oct 22 (UNI) A young 27-year-old financial influencer V.Harish, who had been posting videos on Instagram on financial investments and savings, ended his life allegedly due to cyberbullying and extortion threats following which a YouTuber was arrested
on Thursday.
He ran “Finance with Harish” and offered financial advises pertaining to stock market and mutual fund and had amassed over a million followers. A few weeks back his established account was taken down by Meta Inc. following allegations of offering “illegal, unregistered, and misleading financial advice” without a mandatory SEBI Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) licence.
Hailing from Puducherry, he was found dead at his rented house at Muttukadu on the ECR on October 20 night and his parents attributed it to cyberbullying, extortion, threats and defamatory posts by another influencer.
His father J.Vinayagam filed a complaint naming Jason Samuel of harassing his son through online by publishing videos and posts on October 18 accusing fininfluencer of misleading the public. He had also threated Harish that all his social media accounts would be blocked and thwarted his attempts to open new accounts. prevent him from opening new ones.
Acting on the complaint, the Crybercrime police arrested YouTuber Jason Samuel on charges of harassment and abetting the suicide of the fininfluencer. Jason had reportedly posted defamatory videos about Harish and subjected him to online threats, causing him mental distress.
Jason had earlier denied cyberbullying Harish, maintaining that his criticism only pertained to the latter’s credentials and authority to provide financial advice. The investigation is continuing.
UNI GV 1320
Tags: #Young fin influencer ends life due to cyberbullying# extortion threats# YouTuber held
More News

Vandalur Zoo closed for public for 2 days following outbreak of Avian influenza

22 Oct 2026 | 1:48 PM

Chennai, Oct 22 (UNI) The Arignar Anna Zoological Park (AAZP) at suburban Vandalur, popularly called as Vandalur Zoo, was closed for public in view of outbreak of Avian influenza which was confirmed following the death of seven water birds.

see more..

Playback singer Krishnaraj passes away

22 Oct 2026 | 1:31 PM

Chennai, Oct 22 (UNI) Playback singer R. Krishnaraj, whose distinctive voice enriched several Tamil film songs, died on Thursday morning at the age of 75.

see more..

Vijay extend bday greetings to union Home Min Amit Shah

22 Oct 2026 | 1:25 PM

Chennai, Oct 22 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK Founder Vijay on Thursday greeted BJP master poll strategist and union Home Minister Amit Shah on his birthday.

see more..

Young fin influencer ends life due to cyberbullying, extortion threats, YouTuber held

22 Oct 2026 | 1:21 PM

Chennai, Oct 22 (UNI) A young 27-year-old financial influencer V.Harish, who had been posting videos on Instagram on financial investments and savings, ended his life allegedly due to cyberbullying and extortion threats following which a YouTuber was arrested
on Thursday.

see more..

Southern Region police coordination meet in Hyderabad tomorrow to focus on cybercrime, narcotics, inter-state security

22 Oct 2026 | 12:31 PM

Hyderabad, Oct 22 (UNI) Top police brass from across southern states and union Territories will assemble here on Friday for the Regional Police Coordination Committee (RPCC) conference to formulate unified operational strategies against inter-state crime syndicates, illicit drug trafficking, and cyber fraud.

see more..