Three days after the suicide case of a 17-year-old student of class 12th who died after falling off the 11th-floor balcony of his house in an upscale residential society in DLF Phase 5 on Monday night, the deceased's father filed a complaint against Instagram, the girl who posted a suspicious post on the social media platform and her friends.
“The teenager and her friends tortured my son on social media and because of this my son could not bear the trouble and jumped from the 11th floor," the victim Manav's father Manoj alleged In the complaint.
Following this complaint, the cyber cell of the Gurugram police started a probe.
“The investigation team is scanning the deceased mobile and other electronic assets to ascertain the reason behind the suicide,” said a senior police official on requesting anonymity.
The deceased’s father Manoj further stated in his complaint that, “ I don’t want that such incident happens to anyone else. The government and other agencies along with social media are responsible for preventing such unpleasant incidents from Instagram."
He also alleged that someone made an Instagram story and made false allegations on his son, making the story sensational for likes and comments.
“Because of which he broke down and took this step otherwise why don’t my son take such extreme step,” Manoj said in his complaint.
“The matter is under investigation. However, the reason behind the suicide yet to be known. The investigation team probing the matter from all different angles,” said police spokesperson Subhash Boken.