Uttar Pradesh: Minor hangs herself following molestation on return from Ganga

A 14-year-old minor hanged herself to death in the Safipur area of Uttar Pradesh after being allegedly molested by two youths on her return from the river Ganga, where she had gone for a bath, the police informed on Friday.

“A case has been registered on her father’s complaint and Subhash arrested,” Vivek Ranjan Rai, Circle Officer at Safipur was quoted as saying by the Press Trust of India.

The police further added that the minor was chased on the road and molested by the two suspects Subhash and Dharamraj, which led to her committing suicide after reaching home.

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Reportedly, the girl felt insulted following the incident and that might have induced her into killing herself.

In another incident, a 63-year-old man named Victor Kerkete was arrested on Thursday for allegedly molesting and attempting to forcefully kiss a teenage college student, who had visited the Borivli-based Shanti Daan, Missionaries of Charity, to complete her project work.

Victor, who works as one of the staff at the mentally challenged home for men had tried to force himself upon the teenage girl who is said to be studying in a reputed south Mumbai College She lives with her family in Borivli (West).