Warangal: A 20-year-old engineering student died by suicide in Ramannapet of Hanumakonda district on Sunday after allegedly being harassed by a male acquaintance. Shortly after the incident was reported to the police, two persons were arrested.
Coming close on the heels of the death of Dr D. Preethi, a postgraduate medical student of Kakatiya Medical College, the alleged suicides due to harassment have raised concerns among the public.
The engineering student victim was identified as Rakshita, a resident of Jayashankar Bhupalpally, who was a third-year student of ECE.
According to the police, Rakshita was being harassed by her acquaintance, Rahul, her classmate in school who had come in contact with her a few months ago. The two got close after renewing their acquaintance and it is suspected that Rahul took some photographs with her.
The two started having differences recently and Rahul threatened to post her photographs on social media, following which she informed her parents. They lodged a complaint with the Bhupalpally police.
The police said that they counselled Rahul and warned him of stringent action, but he failed to mend his ways. They said that Rakshita was scared and refused to stay in her college hostel after Shivaratri, and moved into a relative’s place, where the incident took place.
“The victim was scared and went to her residence. Later, she went to her relatives' residence in Warangal. She was harassed by Rahul and Yashwanth, who assisted Rahul. Unable to bear the harassment, the victim took the extreme step,” a source said.
Based on the complaint lodged by Rakshita’s mother Ramadevi, the Mattewada police registered a case, took possession of Rakshita’s mobile phone and based on the call data, arrested Rahul and Yashwanth.
