His family has accused the police of driving him to his death, and the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has registered a case on its own. An 18-year-old from Kerala’s Thrissur district, who was one of two brothers accused in a blackmail case, died by suicide on 6 October.
The family of a minor girl in Thrissur district has released audio recordings they say show an extortion plot involving her private images.
The family of a minor girl in Thrissur district has released audio recordings they say show an extortion plot involving her private images. In a statement on Tuesday, it said Aslam’s father, Noushad, had accused the Kodungallur police of implicating his son in a false case over a romantic relationship and subjecting him to physical and mental harassment. The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has registered a suo motu case into the matter. The girl’s elder sister, who lives abroad, has come forward in a video statement to counter what she called a one-sided narrative spreading on social media. The sister also described a visit to the family home. When her parents answered instead, he claimed he had come to borrow an air pump and left. He filmed the visit and sent the video to the sister as a warning.
The images were used to threaten her and extort 160 grams of gold and Rs 50,000 from the family.
The girl was allegedly lured into a relationship and her private images were obtained, according to the complaint. Her elder sister says the threats later reached her too, through Instagram. “We have done nothing wrong,” she said, adding that the family has preserved screenshots, voice recordings and complaint receipts and will submit them in court. She said one of the accused walked in, expecting the girl to open the door.
