Man commits suicide after friend threatens to make his naked video viral

A 24-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra's Palghar after his friend shot a video of him in naked state and demanded money for not making it viral, a police official said on Tuesday, according to News 18.

The man hanged himself from the ceiling using a piece of cloth at a room near Vangaon railway station on Sunday, the official said. According to the deceased's brother, who is the complainant in the case, the deceased and his friend, both working at a private company in Boisar, used to stay together at a room and share expenses, the official said.

The deceased's friend with the help of an acquaintance allegedly shot his video in a naked state sometime back. The duo then demanded money from him and threatened to upload it on social media if he did not pay up, he said.

The man killed himself over the threat, he said. However, according to the official, he and his friend had some sorf of fight and he left the room they used to stay together.

After that, his friend demanded the pending room rent amount due to which he was under pressure, he said. His friend went to his native on May 1 and the police are waiting for him to return, the official said.