15-year-old rape victim commits suicide in UP's Bijnor

A teenage girl in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district hanged herself from the ceiling of her room, a day after she was allegedly raped by two men of her village. The police have filed a case and the matter is being investigated.

Bijnor (UP):A 15-year-old girl hanged herself from the ceiling of her room in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district on Tuesday, a day after she was allegedly raped by two men of her village.

Her mother alleged that the girl was raped on Monday and she narrated the incident to her sister on Tuesday morning and later hanged herself, police said.

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Circle Officer Mahesh Kumar said that the victim's family has filed the complaint against two men of the village.

He further said that the body has been sent for post-mortem and the matter is being investigated.