India, July 8 -- A chartered accountant allegedly died by suicide in Mumbai on Tuesday after being blackmailed into paying Rs.3 crore over a private video.

The deceased, Raj Leela More (32), also left a three-page suicide note mentioning the names of two persons whom he blamed for his death, NDTV reported, citing unnamed officials.

The accused, Rahul Parwani and Saba Qureshi, had allegedly threatened to leak Raj Leela More's private video and had extorted crores of money from the CA over the past year on that pretext.

The police have registered a case of abetment to suicide and extortion under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against both.

The accused had also forced More into buying them a luxury car, officials said, ...