 "Salem suicide case: Police arrests man for uploading morphed images of victim")
Two days after the 21-year-old Salem woman committed suicide, as her morphed nude images were uploaded on Facebook, the police has made an arrest, according to ANI.
Tamil Nadu woman suicide case: Salem Police arrest man for uploading morphed pictures of the victim on Facebook
— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2016
The police has arrested a 21-year-old youth, who worked for a power loom, CNN News18 reported. The parents of the girl had protested against police inaction in the case and had refused to claim the body of the deceased. Locals also held protest and demanded prompt action in the case, following which the Superintendent of Police, Amit Kumar Singh held a meeting with the girl’s parents and assured them of timely action. The girl’s parents finally accepted the body and cremation was done on Tuesday.
#BREAKING Police arrests 21-yr-old man for uploading morphed pics of a college student on FB which allegedly prompted her to commit suicide
— News18 (@CNNnews18) June 29, 2016
Upset over the social stigma and sexual harassment on the public site, the woman hanged herself on Monday afternoon while her parents were away. Her uncle found her and rushed her to the hospital, where she was declared brought dead. A ccording to The Hindu, the girl had finished her B.Sc and was looking for a job. The girl found her morphed pictures tagged on her account last week. Upset over the incident, she informed her parents, who registered a complaint with the police on 23 June. However, after the police took on the case, another picture was uploaded on the site along with her father’s mobile number, which spurred the girl to commit suicide. The family of the girl have blamed delay in action on the police. The father of the girl has said that no action was taken in the matter even after a complaint was filed, which is why his daughter took the extreme step, ANI reported.
No action has been taken even after we complained: Family member of girl who allegedly committed suicide after facing harassment on Facebook
— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2016
I have lost faith in the police dept: Family member of girl who allegedly committed suicide after facing harassment on Facebook — ANI (@ANI_news) June 28, 2016 The Times of India also reported that the girl’s father has said he will not accept his daughter’s dead body until action is taken against the people behind the social media post. “If they had taken action against the miscreants, they would not have uploaded the second photograph and my daughter would still be alive,” article quoted him as saying. A report by the Indian Express says that the family members allege that despite a complaint, the police did not even begin the process of blocking or removing the post. The police on the other hand has denied such allegations and said that the victim ended her life while investigation was still underway, CNN News 18 reported. The police had apprehended a youth known to the family but later let him go stating that the investigation revealed he was not involved in the matter. According to The Hindu report, the police informed the girl’s father that they would need to collaborate with the cyber crime cell to nab the culprits and sought 15 days time for the investigation. However, the girl, after seeing the second image decided to end her life. The Times of India also reported that a suicide note was found at the girl’s home, which suggested that the girl was upset because her parents suspected she had something to do with images and that she could not deal with the predicaments. The southern Indian state has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Last week an IT company employee, S. Swathi was murdered in broad daylight in Chennai, raising severe questions on the safety and security of women in the state. Drawing much flak from the opposition over the degrading law and order situation in the state, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has ordered an emergency meeting with the state’s DGP.
Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa holds an emergency meeting with the DGP regarding law & order situation in the state.
— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2016
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I want immediate justice: Family member of girl who allegedly committed suicide after facing harassment on Facebook pic.twitter.com/YI3QGR0ig7
— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2016
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