Girl commits suicide after harassment

GHAZIABAD - An 18-year-old girl committed suicide here Saturday after being harassed for weeks by a thug who is now on the run, police said.

The incident occurred in Ganeshpur locality.

The girl’s father, Ram Gopal, a security guard with a private company in New Delhi, told IANS: “My daughter used to complain of harassment by Kali Charan, a goon.

“Kali Charan threatened to throw acid on her face. He would taunt and tease her. Today (Saturday) she committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan in her bedroom,” he added.

Superintendent of Police A.K. Vijaita said: “We have registered a case against Kali Charan and his accomplices. The entire family is absconding. We are conducting raids to arrest them.”