21year old youth held for suicide abetment charge

BERHAMPUR: Gopalpur police on Wednesday arrested a 21-year-old biotechnology student on charges of abetment of suicide of a 19-year-old woman.

Police said, the accused Raja Mishra, a resident of Balipatapur village, was a student at the government UCP Engineering School. The victim, who hailed from an adjacent village, was pursuing B Pharma course at Ronald Pharmaceutical College in Khodasingi. The two institutions being in close proximity, Raja and the victim developed a love affair, police said.

However, their relationship took a dark turn when Raja took objectionable pictures of the woman and began blackmailing her. He allegedly forced her to maintain a relationship with another boy, threatening to upload her obscene pictures on social media. The 19-year-old died by suicide by hanging in her hostel room on September 26.