Jalna, Oct 16 A Class XI student allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra’s Jalna district after being repeatedly pressured by a 21-year-old man for marriage, a police official said on Friday.
The 17-year-old girl ended her life on October 9, and the man was booked on Friday on the complaint of the deceased’s uncle, the Jalna tehsil police station official added.
Accused Dhanraj Lahane was stalking her and asking her to elope with him, the official said.
“The girl had spoken about the harassment with her parents. Her kin had also warned Lahane to stay away. On October 9, Lahane allegedly barged into her house, threatened her and abused her brother. The girl hanged herself some time later,” the official said.
No arrest has been made in the case so far, he added.
(PTI News)
