{
  "id": 2781498,
  "title": "Bengaluru woman dies by suicide after ‘ex-classmate’ blackmails, harasses her",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/bengaluru-woman-dies-by-suicide-after-ex-classmate-blackmails",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T11:32:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bengaluru-woman-dies-by-suicide-after-ex-classmate-blackmails-harasses-her-101787483546590.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 22-year-old woman from Shivamogga died by suicide after allegedly being harassed and blackmailed by a former classmate, police reported on Sunday. The deceased, who lived in HSR Layout, Sector-1, Bengaluru, worked in the sales department of a jewelry store. She left a note accusing a person named Abhishek of harassing her through calls, messages, photographs, and videos. Her roommate discovered the note and alerted her family, who searched for her before the police arrived. Abhishek, with whom the woman had studied at PUC, has been arrested under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deals with abetment of suicide. Police are investigating the allegations.",
  "summary": "She was staying at a paying guest accommodation in HSR Layout's Sector-1 and worked in the sales department of a jewellery store in the area.",
  "key_points": [
    "22-year-old Bengaluru woman dies by suicide",
    "Former classmate Abhishek allegedly harassed her",
    "Abhishek arrested under suicide abetment law"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}