Fearing public humiliation and blackmailing, a girl student allegedly committed suicide after one of her friends clandestinely clicked her obscene photos and shared them with her male friends. The incident has been reported from Mahanga area in Cuttack.
The deceased girl was a Plus 3 Science student and hailed from Koliatha village under Mahanga police limits in Salipur.
According to sources, the girl student’s friend from Gadamadhupur in Jajpur had visited her house. At the meantime, some guests came to the girl student’s house with a marriage proposal.
Taking advantage of the situation, the accused girl came forward to assist the victim in wearing saree and in between clicked some of the private pictures. Later, she shared the photos with her male friends, sources informed.
After getting the private photos of the girl student, some youths called and started blackmailing her. Even they threatened her to keep physical relationship with them, sources informed adding that, unable to bear the torture, she committed suicide.
“She was a very bright student. We demand stringent action against the accused,” demanded Amarendra Panda, neighbour of the deceased.
Meanwhile, the police have arrested seven persons including the prime accused in connection with the case and forwarded them to court after the family members of the deceased lodged a complaint in this regard.