‘Blackmailed’ over obscene pictures,teen ‘kills self’
Body found on terrace of engineering college five days after she went missing
A former student of a polytechnic institute was found dead this afternoon in Rohtak district of Haryana. The girl’s family has alleged that she committed suicide as she was allegedly being blackmailed by one of her friends who had taken some objectionable pictures and videos and was demanding Rs 5 lakh. The boy had allegedly threatened to upload the video and pictures on the internet if she did not pay him.
Monika (19),daughter of Devender,was a resident of Baliyana village in Rohtak district and was missing from her residence since September 20. She was a final year student of electronics and communications engineering at Chhotu Ram Polytechnic College,Rohtak. According to college authorities,she had failed in her final exams and was pursuing a computer course at ZAD institute in Rohtak and had left home to attend classes on September 20.
Monika’s partially decomposed body was found today on the terrace of the polytechnic college. “The incident came to our notice at about 1.45 p.m when some students went to the terrace to have lunch. They spotted the body and informed a senior lecturer. I was informed and I called the police. An empty insecticide bottle was also found near her body,” said Satyavir Singh Dagar,principal of the polytechnic college.
The police said as per preliminary investigations Monika might have died on September 20 or 21. When she did not return home on September 20,Monika’s father started searching for her and finally lodged a missing report with the Rohtak police on September 21.
In his statement,Devender told the police that he found Monika’s bag at home this morning. “The bag contained a note,in which she had alleged that one of her friends had clicked some objectionable pictures and videos and the boy was demanding Rs 5 lakh for not uploading the entire content on the internet,” he said.
Devender told the police,“I suspected some foul play. I had sold my crop sometime back for Rs. 43,000 which were kept in a tiffin box. That money was missing. Recently,I sold my cattle and got Rs. 54,000 and kept it in a trunk. A gold chain and two silver anklets,for my daughter’s marriage,were also kept in the same box. The money and all the ornaments were missing.”
He told The Indian Express, “After finding the note,I went to the police station. I also went to meet the Deputy Commissioner,Rohtak and also went to the Chief Minister’s residence. Everybody assured me that they would help trace my daughter. Then,around 3 pm I received a call from the college informing me that my daughter’s body has been recovered.”
Police have recovered Monika’s mobile phone. “It was in pieces on the second floor and the SIM card is missing. We shall be scrutinising the CDR (call detail records),” one of the investigating officers told The Indian Express.
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