A 22-year-old woman from Shivamogga district allegedly died by suicide by jumping into Agara Lake in Bengaluru, following alleged harassment and blackmail by a youth, police said on Sunday.
She also claimed that she was threatened with the issuance of a transfer certificate (TC), news agency ANI reported. Her sister and the PG owner searched for the deceased before informing the HSR Layout police. Police, along with her family members, searched the area around Agara Lake and later recovered her body from the lake. In the complaint, the sister alleged that Abhishek had been harassing the deceased through calls, messages, photographs and videos.
She was staying at a paying guest accommodation in HSR Layout’s Sector-1 and worked in the sales department of a jewellery store in the area, police said. Her roommate informed her sister about the note on the morning of August 22. Based on her sister’s complaint, the HSR Layout police registered a case against Abhishek under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deals with abetment of suicide. The student alleged in the note that a teacher punished her for failing to complete her homework and asked her to pay a fine of ₹ 20, according to police.
The woman left a note alleging that a person named Abhishek had been blackmailing and harassing her, according to police. Police said the allegations are being investigated. Police said the student left behind a purported note detailing the circumstances that she claimed drove her to take the extreme step.
