India, March 1 -- The family members of the 19-year-old girl who died by suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in Sector 66 last week alleged on Friday that three individuals had been blackmailing the girl for the past few days, police said.

According to police, an FIR was registered under Section 108 (abetment to suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Phase-3 police station on Friday based on the family's written complaint.

The family members alleged in their complaint that blackmail and harassment by three people drove the 19-year-old to take the extreme step.

"My sister was being harassed for the past few days by three people. She informed me several times that they had some objectionable photographs, based on whic...