In a shocking incident in Arunachal Pradesh, 19-year-old Gomchu Yekar and a senior government official ended their lives amid allegations of sexual exploitation, manipulation, and threats. Yekar was found dead at his rented accommodation near Itanagar on Thursday. A suicide note revealed accusations against two senior officials, including IAS officer Talo Potom and Likwang Lowang of the Rural Works Department.
According to police, Yekar’s father had filed a complaint against the officials for abetment to suicide. The note alleged that Yekar had been recruited by one of the officials, contracted HIV, and was subsequently abandoned and blackmailed. It also mentioned that financial assistance of Rs 1 crore promised to him was denied, and threats were made to “destroy his life.”
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Following the revelations, Lowang reportedly shot himself dead. No arrest warrant has been issued yet against Potom, currently posted as Special Secretary in the PWD department in Delhi. Police are investigating the case furth
