17-year-old teen dies by suicide after accusing boyfriend of sexual assault

A 17-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide in Ranchi a month after accusing her boyfriend of sexual assault, police said on Tuesday.

The 16-year-old boyfriend was detained on April 18 and is at present in a remand home, they said.

"The girl was found hanging in the bathroom of her house on Monday afternoon. Preliminary investigation suggests that the girl was in a relationship with the accused. On April 17, the accused took her to his home and sexually assaulted her," Kulddep Kumar, the officer in-charge of Sadar police station, told PTI.

"She was deeply shocked by the incident, which triggered her to take such extreme steps," he said.

A suicide note was recovered from the crime scene, he added.

Kumar said the body was handed to the family after the post-mortem examination.

The accused was a student of class 9, while the girl was in intermediate, he said.