Prior to taking the drastic action, he messaged his mother on WhatsApp, expressing gratitude and remorse, with the words, 'Thank you, mummy, papa, for everything. I am sorry...'.
According to WABetaInfo, beta users will notice a new voice waveform icon in group chats. Tapping on the waveform icon will initiate the voice chat, displaying a dedicated interface for the conversation.
The most popular messaging platform, which has over 500 million users in the country, received another record 7,893 complaint reports in June in the country.
The Cybercrime police had arrested nine persons some of whom are having links to Dubai and China based persons, who are suspected to be masterminds of the fraud.
On July 12, a division bench comprising Justices Vinay Joshi and Valmiki SA Menezes highlighted that the current purpose of WhatsApp status is to communicate messages to one's contacts.