In a tragic incident, a 14-year-old girl reportedly died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra after being allegedly blackmailed and repeatedly harassed her by friend’s father.

The victim, a Class 7 student, was harassed over the phone and blackmailed by her friend father, identified as Raghavendra Singh Chauhan, forcing the minor girl to take such an extreme step, the family of the deceased has alleged.

The victim’s father, in his complaint to the police, has alleged that Chauhan to have obscene talks with her daughter over the phone and the girl had complained about the issue to the family many times in the past.

Other members of the victim’s family have alleged that the accused raped the minor victim and was blackmailing her over the phone. They claim that 45-year-old Chauhan was forcing her to have obscene talks with him on the phone, thus exploiting her physically and mentally.

On March 13, the minor girl allegedly committed suicide at her home in Etmadpur town of Agra while her parents were away.

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Reports quoting police sources said that for now, a case under various sections of the POCSO act and abetment to suicide has been registered against the accused, until claims of rape are confirmed by the victim’s autopsy report.

Thana Khandauli Station House Officer (SHO), NK Mishra said the accused was arrested near the Yamuna expressway and two mobile phones were recovered from his possession, adding that Chauhan has been booked under POCSO and other sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), based on the complaint filed by the victim’s father.

SHO Mishra said Chauhan already has serious cases registered against him for various alleged crimes.

However, the police have yet to ascertain if the deceased victim was raped by the accused. An official said the underage girl’s death by alleged suicide is also being investigated, adding that further investigation is underway.

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A schoolgirl allegedly died of suicide in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow leading to a case being lodged against the girl’s school principal for alleged harassment and abetment to suicide, police said on Wednesday.

According to the police, the father of the Class 11 schoolgirl, has accused the school’s principal of harassing her. The victim’s father alleged that her teacher—who is also the school principal—falsely accused her daughter of copying in exams and harassed her leading her to committing suicide.

A senior official said that the 11^th standard girl student was found hanging at her home in Lucknow, adding that no suicide note was found.

He said that a case of harassment and abetment to suicide has been filed under relevant sections of the law against the school’s principal based on a complaint by the victim’s father, adding that further investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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More details into the incident are awaited.

In a similar incident, on March 4, a 14-year-old schoolgirl allegedly ended her life by suicide after a private school in UP’s Bareilly district barred her from sitting in exams as she had failed to pay her school fees.

The minor girl’s father, Ashok Gangwa, had levelled accusations against the school management saying that they refused to let her sit in the exams despite repeated requests by the girl’s parents. The victim’s father has said that her daughter, who was in Class 9, was not allowed to sit in the exams as they had failed to pay her school fees of around Rs 20,000- Rs 25,0000, due to financial constraints.

Gangwar said his daughter wanted to study and become a doctor.

Bareilly Superintendent of Police (SP) (City) Rahul Bhati had said that the matter is being investigated and a case has been registered into the minor girl’s suicide.

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In a bizarre incident, a motorcycle thief—allegedly in fear of being slain by the police in an encounter— walked to a police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar along with a placard asking for forgiveness from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and surrendered to the cops on Wednesday.

According to reports, the bike thief, identified as Ankur alias Raja, surrendered at the Mansoorpur police station in UP’s Muzaffarnagar. Ankur was carrying a placard which read: “Yogi ji maaf karna galti mare se ho gai (Please forgive me Yogi Ji, I made a mistake).”

Giving details about the incident, Mansoorpur Station House Officer (SHO) Rojant Tyagi said the accused arrived at the police station on Wednesday morning along with the village chief and members of his family fearing an encounter.

He said that Ankur—a known member of a gang of motorcycle thieves—surrendered while also seeking forgiveness from CM Yogi Adityanath and pledged to never commit any crime again.

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SHO Tyagi said that Ankur—who was wanted in several cases, including attempted murder (IPC section 307) and loot (IPC section 390)—has been detained and sent to jail, awaiting trial, adding that further investigation against him is underway.

The incident comes a day after a gunfight between Ankur’s gang and the police led to the arrest of two of his accomplices while another managed to flee.

DSP Ravishankar Mishra of the UP Police said that two members of the notorious gang were nabbed while one managed to slip away. He said that the police recovered three stolen motorcycles and illegal weapons from the accused gang member.

A case has been registered against them under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and further investigation is underway, the official said.

The Uttar Pradesh Police has gained notoriety for slaying wanted criminals in encounters, instead of arresting them, since Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his BJP regime took charge of the state.

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