A 22-year-old woman from Shivamogga district allegedly died by suicide by jumping into Agara Lake here, following alleged harassment and blackmail by a youth, police said on Sunday.
According to police, Vanishree left a note alleging that a person named Abhishek had been blackmailing and harassing her.
Pooja and the PG owner searched for Vanishree and later informed the HSR Layout police. In the complaint, Pooja alleged that Abhishek had been harassing Vanishree through calls, messages, photographs and videos. She was staying at a paying guest accommodation in HSR Layout’s Sector-1 and was working in the sales department of a jewellery store in the area, police said. Her roommate informed her sister Pooja about the note on the morning of August 22. Based on a complaint lodged by Pooja, the HSR Layout police registered a case against Abhishek under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (abetment of suicide).
Vanishree left a note alleging that a person named Abhishek had been blackmailing and harassing her, according to police. Police, along with the family members, searched the area around Agara Lake and found her body in the lake, they said. Police said the allegations are being investigated.
