Sandeep Paswan, a 33-year-old chartered accountant from Hazaribagh, Bihar, died by suicide in Deonar on Tuesday after taking to Facebook Live to say he was being subjected to mental torture and false accusations of molestation by a woman and her parents.

The police were alerted by the video’s viewers, but by the time they arrived, he had hanged himself from a ceiling fan. According to officials, the deceased, Sandeep Paswan, had had suicidal tendencies for the past year due to disputes with the woman and her family. He had been receiving counselling from the police, and as recently as August, he thanked them in a WhatsApp message for their support and giving him hope to make a fresh start. In the message, he assured the authorities that he wouldn’t take any drastic steps. Sandeep shifted to Mumbai in February this year and before this, he worked with a firm as a head accountant.