Ex-lover drives teenage girl to suicide Hyderabad, July 7 (INN): An 18-year-old girl committed suicide following blackmail by her ex-lover of revealing about their affair to the parents.
The victim, Farha Sultana, resorted to the extreme step by setting herself ablaze on July 2 at her residence in Hyderguda. She died at the Osmania General Hospital on Monday night. Enquiries by the Narayanguda police revealed that Farha was having an affair with a boy Zain for the last three years. However, after the break-up, Zain started blackmailing her demanding her to pay Rs. 10,000 to return the pictures that he took when they had an affair. The blackmailing and harassment by Zain consequently drove Farha to suicide. A case under Section 306 has been registered against Zain for abetting Farha to suicide.
In another case, Shiva Ranjani, 18, committed suicide by hanging to the ceiling at her residence in Kachiguda Railway Quarters on Monday night. She was a student and was reportdly under depression for the last few days. Further investigations are on to ascertain the reasons that drove her to suicide, according to Kachiguda police.
News Posted: 7 July, 2015
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