Hyderabad: Troubled by the alleged harassment of a stalker, a 16-year-old girl committed suicide in Meerpet. Venkatesh, who stays in the victim’s neighbourhood, had been pressuring her to accept his proposal.
Police said the victim was staying with her aunt in Lenin Nagar under Meerpet police station limits, and was working as a maid in the area. Srikanth, who works in a marble stone unit, started stalking her while she was on way to work and home.
One day, while she was on way home, he proposed to her. She rejected his proposal and went her way.
But Srikanth did not give up and continued to harass her.
Unable to bear his harassment she informed her aunt about Srikanth, who also warned him to stay away, but the harassment increased.
Fed up with Srikanth’s harassment the girl hanged herself at her aunt’s house on Wednesday evening.
Based on a complaint from her aunt, police registered a case against Srikanth under Sections 306 and 354-D and section 11 (iv) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
The police handed over the girl’s body to the family after post-mortem. Meanwhile, the police has set up teams to nab Srikanth who is on the run.
