Bhubaneswar: Family members of DJ Azex, also well-known as Akshay Kumar Maharana, who was found hanging at his residence in Kharvel Nagar in Bhubaneswar on Saturday night, have blamed his girlfriend and the latter’s male associate for his death.
Bhubaneswar Zone-1 ACP, Manas Gadnayak, said that a case has been registered based on the complaint filed by the family members. The primary probe suggests that the deceased DJ ended his life by suicide owing to mental pressure.
In the complaint lodged with the Kharvel Nagar police station a day after DJ Azex’s death, the family alleged that he committed suicide under mental duress caused by his girlfriend and her male friend.
According to the deceased’s family, Akshay and his girlfriend, who is studying in a private medical college in Bhubaneswar, were in a relationship for the past year. Whatsapp chat between the two revealed that she was exploiting Akshay for money and also demanding a two-wheeler from him, the FIR added.
Recently, DJ Azex transferred Rs 15,000 to the girl’s account through a PhonePe wallet. In the meantime, the girl was also maintaining a relationship with another person, who threatened Akshay to leave her or would leak their intimate videos on social media, the FIR alleged.
