Nagpur: Man jumps into river over rape accusation, streams suicide episode on Facebook live

A shocking incident happened in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, when a 38-year-old man took his life on streaming live on Facebook a couple of days back, claiming that he was being blackmailed with a rape accusation, said the police. Man kills himself after being accused of rape in Maharashtra’s Nagpur The deceased, identified as Manish alias Raj […]

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A shocking incident happened in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, when a 38-year-old man took his life on streaming live on Facebook a couple of days back, claiming that he was being blackmailed with a rape accusation, said the police.

Man kills himself after being accused of rape in Maharashtra’s Nagpur

The deceased, identified as Manish alias Raj Yadav, a resident of the Kalamna area of the city, ended his life by jumping into the Kanhan River on Sunday, said an official.

According to police, Manish was in a relationship with a 19-year-old girl from his locality.

The girl went missing from her home on September 06 and her family alleged that Manish was responsible for it, said the police official.

What Manish said on his late Facebook Live?

Reportedly, the deceased streamed his suicide episode on Facebook live from the river bank where he said that the girl’s family had threatened to implicate him in a fabricated rap case if he did not pay them ₹5 lakh, and they had similarly blackmailed someone else in Uttar Pradesh before targeting him.

While he faced unbearable pressure, he was ending his life, Manish said in his last live stream on Facebook.

Following the suicide episode, the Kalamna police detained the girl and her family members for questioning, further probe is underway, said the official.