‘Blackmailed’ Girl Dies By Suicide

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NAWABSHAH: A girl, a student of class-VII allegedly killed herself in her home in Tando Adam town on 3rd November. Her body was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her room.

Her mother said that her daughter had been under immense mental stress due to being blackmailed by a man living within the neighbourhood. She disclosed his name to the police.

The police took the body to a local hospital for a post-mortem examination.

The mother quoted the suspect as telling her that he had posted her indecent photos on social media.

Published in Dawn, December 4th, 2024

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