Odisha’s Cuttack police on Thursday arrested seven people, including a girl, for allegedly abetting the suicide of a college student, officials said.
The girl, 21, an undergraduate science student, allegedly died by suicide last month after being blackmailed.
Police officials in Cuttack said they arrested the key accused and others after a month-long investigation of the alleged suicide of the college student.
According to the police, the arrested accused girl had taken ‘objectionable’ photos of the victim and shared them with her male friends.
The accused girl and his male friends blackmailed the victim using her photos. Unable to bear the humiliation and pressure, the girl hung herself, said police.
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