A 17-year-old Class 11 student allegedly died by suicide at her residence in Bhopal's Aishbagh area on Thursday night. Family members have accused two youths of harassing and blackmailing her using morphed obscene photographs reportedly created with the help of artificial intelligence tools.
Incident Details
The girl was found hanging inside her room after she allegedly sent her younger sister outside on some pretext. Family members rushed her to a hospital and attempted to save her, but she had already succumbed. Her body was sent for post-mortem examination on Friday.
Family Allegations
According to family members, the teenager had been under severe mental stress for the past several weeks. They alleged that two youths from the Chhola area were threatening to circulate edited obscene images prepared using photographs taken from her social media accounts. The family further claimed that the accused had been stalking the girl while she traveled to and from school and were pressuring her to meet them.
Outrage and Police Response
The incident triggered outrage among relatives, who gathered at Aishbagh police station on Friday, demanding strict action against the accused. Family members alleged that the girl never personally interacted with the youths and that the images were digitally manipulated using AI tools.
Aishbagh police station in-charge Sandeep Pawar told TOI: “The incident took place on Thursday night. Autopsy was done today. Kin are levelling allegations that using her morphed pictures some youth were harassing her and blackmailing her. They came to the police station after autopsy too, they were informed to record their statements. The statements are yet to be recorded. As of now a case of unnatural death has been registered and based on the statement of kin and the evidence further course of action will be decided.”
Investigation Underway
Police said no suicide note was recovered from the spot. Investigators are likely to examine the girl’s mobile phone and social media accounts as part of the probe. Authorities have assured that strict action will be taken based on evidence and statements.
