Noida: A Kanpur resident has been booked for abetment of suicide after an 18-year-old forensic science student allegedly died by suicide at a relative’s house in Sarfabad village near Sector 113 on May 14, police said on Thursday.A team is being formed to arrest the suspect in Kanpur, while police are trying to retrieve data from the woman’s seized iPhone.A native of Kanpur Dehat, the woman was pursuing a forensic science course at a university in Mathura. She was staying at the relative’s house to appear for an examination, police said.In his complaint, her father alleged that the suspect sexually and mentally harassed her and was also pressuring her to marry him. He also alleged that the man had introduced himself as a political party leader.“In Nov 2025, I also received a message from my daughter saying she had been assaulted by the suspect,” the father stated in his complaint. Her father alleged that on the day of the incident, the suspect approached the family and said the woman was going to hang herself. “Due to constant threats and fear, my daughter ended her life,” he alleged.Police registered a case under BNS Section 108 (abetment of suicide) based on the family’s allegations. “We are waiting to retrieve data from the victim’s mobile phone,” said a senior officer of Sector 113 police station. Police said it was yet to be established whether the suspect was associated with any political party.
