Upset over the use of morphed images of herself on Facebook, a 21-year-old woman committed suicide here, on Monday.
Police said that the victim, a graduate, was hunting for a job. Recently, she found her morphed picture on Facebook, and soon after (on June 23), her father lodged a complaint with Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar Singh who forwarded it to Magudanchavadi police. A youth, who was suspected to be behind the act, was called to the police station and inquiries were conducted.
However, the police said they let him off after they found that he was not involved in the act. The police informed the father that they would seek the help of cyber crime to locate the IP Address and trace the miscreants and sought 15 days’ time. However, on Monday, the girl once again found the picture tagged to her on Facebook, with her father’s mobile number mentioned with the image.
Upset over this, when her parents were away, she reportedly hung herself. Her uncle rescued her and she was rushed to the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital in Salem where doctors declared her brought dead.
Charge against police
Addressing media persons, her father said his daughter would not have taken the extreme step if the police had acted immediately upon his complaint and arrested the miscreant. He blamed the police for their negligence and said that until the accused was arrested, they would not allow the post-mortem to be conducted. Later, in the evening, they left the hospital premises.
Senior police officials said that she had left behind a suicide note which they were yet to receive from the parents.
People in need of counselling can contact the State Health Department’s round-the-clock helpline – 104.
