Lucknow, Feb. 13 -- In a shocking incident reported from Bulandshahr, a 22-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by setting herself on fire following harassment and exploitation by her neighbour, police said on Wednesday.
The victim, in her suicide note, accused her neighbour Rakesh Sharma of sexually assaulting her and extorting Rs 2 lakh from her by threatening to make her obscene photos and videos public, police said.
The woman was to get married on March 3 but the suicide note revealed that the wedding was called off due to harassment by Rakesh and his parents, the police said.
Sikandrabad Circle Officer Purnima Singh said, "The victim's suicide note revealed that she was driven to take her own life due to alleged harassment by ...