17-year-old girl ends life in Sundar Nagar, friend booked

Ludhiana, July 16

In a tragic incident, a 17-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan at her house in Sundar Nagar.

She took the extreme step after her boyfriend refused to marry her.

The Daba police have registered an abetment to suicide case against Lakhbir Singh, a resident of Sappa Wala Mandir, here.

The complainant, the girl’s mother, said Lakhbir was having an affair with her daughter and he had also promised to marry her. For the past few days, Lakhbir had not been talking to her due to which she was depressed.

“On July 15, when I had asked my daughter the reason behind her depression, she stated that her boyfriend has refused to marry her. Hence, she wants to end her life. Later in the evening, she went to her room and committed suicide,” the deceased’s mother alleged.

Investigating officer ASI Ranjit Singh said after recording the statement of the deceased’s mother, a case of abetment to suicide was registered against Lakhbir and raids were being conducted to nab him. — TNS