Police said the woman also left behind a suicide note in which she accused Yogesh Rawat and his two sisters of mentally harassing her and sought strict action against them.
A 25-year-old PhD scholar from Madhya Pradesh’s Datia died by suicide after accusing a man of rape and blackmail with obscene videos, police said. The accused, identified as Yogesh Rawat, also 25, has been arrested.
The woman was pursuing her PhD while staying in Gwalior. According to police, she became friends with Yogesh Rawat, the brother of one of her friends. Investigators said Rawat called her to a hotel in Gwalior, where he made her consume an intoxicating substance and raped her after she lost consciousness.
Police said Rawat also recorded obscene videos of the woman during the assault. He later threatened to circulate the videos on social media and called her to a hotel again, where he raped her a second time.