New Delhi, India: A 17-year-old boy from Gurugram committed suicide by jumping off the balcony of their house after a girl spread serious allegations against him on Instagram, a social media platform.
This forced the authorities to launch a case and investigation for the incident.
According to reports, the 17-year-old boy committed suicide in an upscale building in Gurugram, New Delhi, after a girl made serious allegations against him on social media.
The 17-year-old boy jumped from the balcony of their flat.
He reportedly jumped from the balcony of their house, which is located on the 11th floor of the Carlton Estate Residential Complex.
His father has leveled allegations against a group admin on Instagram and the girl that spread the rumors.
After their son committed suicide, they were surprised to see that a minor girl had made serious allegations against him without any evidence.
The father of the 17-year-old boy told the police that his son was being blackmailed by the members of the group.
Because of the allegations, the group and other social media users trolled him by sending a lot of hate messages.
The father of the 17-year-old boy has filed a complaint at the local police station.
Subhash Bokan, the PRO of Gurugram police said:
We have received the complaint from his parents and investigation is underway with all angles. Further action will be taken after the findings of cyber experts and forensic science experts.
So far, no FIR has been registered.