Bengaluru: The Police in Bengaluru on Thursday said that they have arrested a man allegedly involved in suicide of a 24 year old women for threating her to share her nudes with her relatives for not following his commands.
The accused identified as Praveen Singh has been arrested.
The victim’s mother complained to the police against Praveen Singh and his wife Sandhya Singh.
The victim spent most of the time at Praveen and Sandhya’s residence and also went on trips with them during holidays, police said quoting the complainant.
On January 12, at 8.40 p.m., the victim’s mother was informed that she had sustained burn injuries and was being shifted to the Victoria Hospital.
When the family reached the hospital, the victim was unconscious in an ambulance with burns all over her body. Later, she was declared dead by the doctors.
As the victim’s parents were clueless about her death, one of her friends met them on January 13 and revealed to her parents that Praveen had saved her nude photos and used them to sexually assault her.
The victim’s friend told her parents that she took the extreme step as she was unable to bear the torture.
During the inquiry, police found that the victim set herself afire at a hotel located near Kundalahalli Metro Station.
The victim’s parents claimed that their daughter was not weak and ended her life due to torture by Praveen.
A case has been registered under Sections 108, 3 (5) of the BNS Act.