Minor rape victim commits suicide in Jharkhand

September 18, 2013 01:55 pm | Updated June 02, 2016 01:04 pm IST - Ranchi

A teenaged rape victim committed suicide by consuming poison in Jharkhand, police said on Wednesday.

The 14-year-old girl committed suicide on Tuesday night at her house in Koderma district.

Police said the girl was living under the trauma of rape. She was also disturbed as the family of the rapist was putting pressure on her and her family to withdraw the case and get her married with the accused.

The teenager was raped on September 11 when she was returning home from school. The accused was arrested on September 12, police said.

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