ASSIGNMENT

“SUICIDE CASE”
SUBMITTED TO
DR SARAH ANJUM
SUBMITTED BY
DUA FAROOQ
COURSE: COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
DEPT: KARACHI UNIVERSITY
BUSINESS SCHOOL

“WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE IN OKARA AFTER

‘RELATIVES’ SHARE DOCTORED IMAGES”
 “SUICIDE CASE ARTICLE”
LAHORE: AFTER AWAITING ACTION AGAINST THOSE WHO HAD UPLOADED
AND SHARED HER DOCTORED IMAGES ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WHATSAPP, A
WOMAN THE IN DEPALPUR TOWN OF OKARA DISTRICT REPORTEDLY ENDED
HER LIFE. (DAWN NEWSPAPER 23 OCTOBER 2022)
A Woman named Nabila in Depalpur town of Okara district reportedly ended her
life because the suspects, who were allegedly close relatives of the victim, had
edited her pictures to show her in a compromising position. Later, those pictures
were uploaded to social media and sent to her neighbors and relatives on
WhatsApp.
The victim complains to the cybercrime wing of the Federal Investigation Agency
(FIA) on July 18, saying that their action had made her life 'almost hell' and
endangered her family. Before uploading the pictures, the suspects had allegedly
assaulted the victim's seven-year-old daughter and fractured her arms. The elders
of the family tried to resolve the matter instead of reporting it to the police and
ordered the attackers to pay for the child's treatment as compensation. However,
the suspects refused to do so. Following days of requests to take action against the
culprits, the woman, a mother of four, took her own life by swallowing poison,
said the victim’s family. They complained that the FIA had sufficient time to
proceed against the culprits, but the inordinate delay and procedural requirements
led to her death. Since the pictures went viral, the victim was under immense pain
and agony, watching her daughter crying inconsolably and facing harsh questions
from her husband and close relatives, the family added. The FIA assigned a
woman inspector to investigate Nabila's case, but the victim's family said the
agency did nothing to protect her and the culprits continued to blackmail her. The
investigation was going on when the complainant died, and FIA officials
complained of a lack of resources and manpower to pursue such cases. Around
18,000 of those cases have been filed by women.

Type of Suicide & its Reason

There are four types of suicide according to Emile Durkheim. The above-discussed case
of Nabila was one of Egoistic Suicide. “The main reason for Nabila’s suicide is that she
was a victim of cyber-blackmailing, suspects threatened her to share her doctored
pictures on social media platforms and with her close relatives. She feels depressed and
lacks social integration with her family which results in an unbearable situation for her.
The harsh questions of her husband and in-laws influence her mental health continuously
and the law regulating organizations failed to provide her security and justice timely.
Supportive families and relationships play an important role in preventing suicidal
thoughts but in this case, Nabila lacks both support and justice from society. The feeling
of hopelessness and alienation brings her self-worth down thus she attempted suicide to
end her life.