21-year-old DU student hangs herself, blames ex-boyfriend for extreme step

The woman had also filed a case of rape against her former boyfriend

A 21-year-old Delhi University (DU) student allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her residence in north Delhi's Roop Nagar area, following which her former boyfriend has been booked for abetting the suicide, police said on Wednesday.

The girl left behind a note in which she alleged that her former boyfriend was responsible for the extreme step she was taking, they said.

In the note, she also wrote that her former boyfriend had threatened to leak their pictures and videos online if she did not agree to leave her family for him, police said.

The girl's family claimed that she had filed a rape case against her former boyfriend at Model Town Police Station but no action was taken.

However, according to a senior officer, the case was registered on April 8 and the girl took the extreme step the same day before they could begin the probe.

Police teams have been sent to nab the former boyfriend, who is a native of Patna, they said.

Caste an angle?

According to the Indian Express, the victim's former boyfriend had also used caste-based slurs against her and rebuffed her when she expressed her desire to marry him. Quoting the woman's older brother, the report added that once she told her former boyfriend about her caste, he began to ignore her.  

A three-year relationship which ended in tragedy

The girl was a BCom student of Search Results School of Open Learning under DU. She came to Delhi from Madhya Pradesh to pursue graduation and fell in love with the accused. The two lived in the same area and had planned to get married. However, they broke up later, police said.

"Investigation has revealed that the two were in a relationship for three years but their families did not approve of it. The accused was forcing the woman to leave her family and go with him to Patna. But she was not willing," a police officer said.

A case of abetting suicide has been registered against the accused, the officer said.