Harassment drives girl to suicide
The Hindu
Upset over alleged constant harassment by a 24-year-old youth on the “pretext of love”, a 15-year-old girl of Venkatagiri village in Khammam rural mandal committed suicide on Friday. The girl, student
Upset over alleged constant harassment by a 24-year-old youth on the “pretext of love”, a 15-year-old girl of Venkatagiri village in Khammam rural mandal committed suicide on Friday. The girl, student of a local school, allegedly swallowed pesticide at her home while her parents were away in connection with farm-related work on Thursday evening, sources said. On their return, her parents found her lying unconscious in her room. They shifted her to a hospital in Khammam where she died on Friday night. Her parents filed a complaint against Sai Krishna, a local youth, accusing him of stalking their daughter. Based on their complaint, the Khammam rural police registered a case and booked Sai Krishna under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the IPC. The incident triggered widespread outrage in Venkatagiri with relatives of the victim demanding harsh punishment for the accused.
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