Muzaffarnagar, Jan 14 (India Today) : An Asha worker (nurse) committed suicide after an MMS of her alleged rape went viral in Muzaffarnagar district of western Uttar Pradesh.

According to reports, the incident took place in the Chapar locality of Muzaffarnagar where the victim Saroj (name changed) consumed poison late on Tuesday night and killed herself. Saroj used to work as a nurse in the community health centre (CHC) and according to her husband, one Shahib of the same locality took her to his house on Sunday evening on the pretext of his pregnant wife's check-up.

"While returning back to leave Saroj back to our house, Shahib, along with three others, raped Saroj and also filmed it. Saroj came back and informed me about the crime. On Tuesday, Sahib also called her and threatened her to circulate the MMS. He did so in the evening after which Saroj killed herself," Saroj's husband told the police in his complaint.

Meahwhile, as the victim and the accused belong to two different communities, heavy forces were deployed in the locality. The police also arrested Shahib. "We have registered a case and are investigating the matter. Various teams have been formed to nab the other three," SP (city) Pradeep Gupta said. "We are also awaiting the post mortem report," he added.