Online harassment via obscene video drove ITI student to suicide: cops

A 22-YEAR-OLD student died by suicide due to alleged extortion and blackmail from an online fraudster, who threatened to upload his obscene video on social media.

The deceased’s brother lodged a first information report (FIR) at the Sahkarnagar police station on Sunday. Police have booked the unidentified fraudster, who used a WhatsApp number with a woman’s picture in display to chat with the deceased.

Police said the victim hanged himself at his residence in Dhankawadi on September 30. A case of accidental death was lodged at the Sahkarnagar police station according to the legal procedure.